Occupational Therapy/Therapist

STEM • Health Professions And Related Programs

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals to assist patients limited by physical, cognitive, psychosocial, mental, developmental, and learning disabilities, as well as adverse environmental conditions, to maximize their independence and maintain optimum health through a planned mix of acquired skills, performance motivation, environmental adaptations, assistive technologies, and physical agents. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, psychology, sociology, patient assessment and evaluation, standardized and non-standardized tests and measurements, assistive and rehabilitative technologies, ergonomics, environmental health, special education, vocational counseling, health education and promotion, and professional standards and ethics.

Numbers at a glance

251st
Popular nationwide
115
Search Rank on O's List
28
Colleges offer it
784
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
54
Women
730

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O's Insights on Occupational Therapy/Therapist

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 48% of graduates come from public universities.

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