Occupational Therapy at University of Alabama at Birmingham

If you plan to study occupational therapy/therapist, take a look at what University of Alabama at Birmingham has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 22,563.

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.

UAB Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UAB

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UAB does offer online education options in occupational therapy for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UAB Occupational Therapy Rankings

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There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in occupational therapy, making the school the #53 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students earned a master's degree in occupational therapy from UAB. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in occupational therapy each year. UAB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from UAB, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the occupational therapy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
• 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Health Specialties Professors	1,960	$108,310
Occupational Therapists	1,260	$83,810

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.