Occupational Therapy at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 24,565. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy from UWM.

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.

UWM Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

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

UWM Occupational Therapy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks occupational therapy programs across the country. The following shows how UWM performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The occupational therapy major at UWM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Occupational Therapy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Focused Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Occupational Therapy Schools	52
Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	96
Best Value Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	119
Best Occupational Therapy Schools	125
	151

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in occupational therapy from UWM. This makes it the #103 most popular school for occupational therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in occupational therapy from UWM in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women. The typical occupational therapy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 10% men. So male students are more repesented at UWM since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy at UWM are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its occupational therapy bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UWM Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

Of the 31 students who graduated with a master’s in occupational therapy from UWM in 2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from UWM, 65% 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 32% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UWM also has a doctoral program available in occupational therapy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Health Specialties Professors	5,200	$76,800
Occupational Therapists	3,420	$73,390

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.