Occupational Therapist Assistant at South University, Richmond

Every occupational therapist assistant school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the occupational therapist assistant program at South University, Richmond stacks up to those at other schools.

South University, Richmond is located in Glen Allen, Virginia and approximately 412 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 16 students received their associate's degree in occupational therapist assistant.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Occupational Therapist Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

South University, Richmond Occupational Therapist Assistant Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Occupational Therapist Assistant

South University, Richmond Occupational Therapist Assistant Rankings

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Occupational Therapist Assistant Student Demographics at South University, Richmond

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the occupational therapist assistant majors at South University, Richmond.

South University, Richmond Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of occupational therapist assistant associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in occupational therapist assistant only graduates about 12% men each year. The program at South University, Richmond may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in occupational therapist assistant at South University, Richmond are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. South University, Richmond does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in occupational therapist assistant graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South University, Richmond with a associate's in occupational therapist assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Physical Therapy Assistant

Careers That Occupational Therapist Assistant Grads May Go Into

A degree in occupational therapist assistant can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for South University, Richmond.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Occupational Therapy Assistants	930	$66,240

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.