Occupational Therapy at Winston - Salem State University

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

WSSU is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 5,169.

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.

WSSU Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy

WSSU Occupational Therapy Rankings

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at WSSU

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

WSSU Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of occupational therapy master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in occupational therapy each year. WSSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from WSSU, 52% 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 31% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 NC, the home state for Winston - Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Occupational Therapists	3,470	$84,390

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 Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.