Occupational Therapy at Western Michigan University
WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887. Of the 432 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University in 2021, 66 of them were occupational therapy/therapist majors.
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.
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WMU Occupational Therapy Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
WMU Occupational Therapy Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks occupational therapy programs across the country. The following shows how WMU 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 WMU 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 |
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Most Popular Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 1 |
Best Value Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 1 |
Best Occupational Therapy Graduate Certificate Schools | 2 |
Most Focused Occupational Therapy Graduate Certificate Schools | 5 |
Most Popular Occupational Therapy Graduate Certificate Schools | 5 |
Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 10 |
20 | |
Most Focused Occupational Therapy Schools | 73 |
Most Focused Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools | 78 |
89 | |
Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools | 94 |
Best Occupational Therapy Schools | 104 |
127 |
In 2021, 110 students received their master’s degree in occupational therapy from WMU. This makes it the #6 most popular school for occupational therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.
Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at WMU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the occupational therapy majors at Western Michigan University.
WMU Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Program
About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy at WMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in occupational therapy.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 57 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
WMU Occupational Therapy Master’s Program
Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from WMU, 93% 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 Western Michigan University with a master's in occupational therapy.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 102 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
WMU also has a doctoral program available in occupational therapy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.
Occupation | Jobs in MI | Average Salary in MI |
---|---|---|
Health Specialties Professors | 5,440 | $131,020 |
Occupational Therapists | 4,580 | $77,940 |
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 TheKuLeR under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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