Occupational Therapy at Thomas Jefferson University

What traits are you looking for in a occupational therapy school? To help you decide if Thomas Jefferson University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's occupational therapy program.

Thomas Jefferson University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,286.

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.

Thomas Jefferson University Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Thomas Jefferson University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Thomas Jefferson University offers distance education options for occupational therapy at the following degree levels:

Thomas Jefferson University 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.

In 2021, 79 students received their master’s degree in occupational therapy from Thomas Jefferson University. This makes it the #11 most popular school for occupational therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in occupational therapy, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at Thomas Jefferson University

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

Thomas Jefferson University Occupational Therapy Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of occupational therapy associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in occupational therapy only graduates about 10% men each year. The program at Thomas Jefferson University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in occupational therapy at Thomas Jefferson University are white. Around 59% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Thomas Jefferson University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in occupational therapy graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Thomas Jefferson University Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

Of the 79 students who earned a master's degree in Occupational Therapy from Thomas Jefferson University in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from Thomas Jefferson University, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the occupational therapy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Thomas Jefferson University also has a doctoral program available in occupational therapy. In 2021, 29 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 PA, the home state for Thomas Jefferson University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Occupational Therapists	7,440	$81,030

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.