Occupational Therapy at Nova Southeastern University

Every occupational therapy/therapist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the occupational therapy program at Nova Southeastern University stacks up to those at other schools.

NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has a total student population of 20,888.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Occupational Therapy section at the bottom of this page.

NUS Florida Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Doctorate Degree in Occupational Therapy

NUS Florida Occupational Therapy Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 40 students who received their doctoral degrees in occupational therapy, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at NUS Florida

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the occupational therapy majors at Nova Southeastern University.

NUS Florida Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 occupational therapy majors earned their master's degree from NUS Florida. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 87% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in occupational therapy each year. NUS Florida does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the occupational therapy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a master's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
• Physical Therapy/Therapist

Careers That Occupational Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in occupational therapy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Nova Southeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Occupational Therapists	6,750	$81,520

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dgreco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.