Occupational Therapy at Worcester State University

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

Worcester State is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 5,724 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy from Worcester State.

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.

Worcester State Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

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

Worcester State Occupational Therapy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the occupational therapy progam at Worcester State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Worcester State 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
Best Value Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
	15
Most Popular Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools	22
Most Popular Occupational Therapy Schools	39
Most Focused Occupational Therapy Schools	56
Most Focused Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	63
Most Popular Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	66
	135
Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	155
	158
Best Occupational Therapy Schools	192

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in occupational therapy from Worcester State. This makes it the #66 most popular school for occupational therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at Worcester State

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

Worcester State Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from Worcester State in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy at Worcester State 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 Worcester State University with a bachelor's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Worcester State Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students earned a master's degree in occupational therapy from Worcester State. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in occupational therapy each year. Worcester State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from Worcester State, 90% 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 Worcester State University with a master's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Worcester State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Occupational Therapists	4,830	$87,160
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.