Occupational Therapy at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

If you are interested in studying occupational therapy/therapist, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Occupational Therapy Rankings

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There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in occupational therapy, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the occupational therapy majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a master's degree in occupational therapy from UNC Chapel Hill. About 13% were men and 88% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in occupational therapy each year. UNC Chapel Hill does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
• 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Occupational Therapists	3,470	$84,390

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.