Occupational Therapy at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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.

WVU Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy

WVU 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.

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of occupational therapy master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in occupational therapy each year. WVU 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 WVU, 89% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Occupational Therapists	500	$81,080

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.