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James Madison University

Occupational Therapy/Therapist (51.2306)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Occupational Therapy
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MOT
2010 CIP Code: 512306

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  05/2005
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  01/2004
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19667222
2019-20727725
2020-21717923
2021-22738323
2022-23737924

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 6,496




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-1921122
2019-2024125
2020-2121223
2021-2223023
2022-2320424
Five Year Summary1098117
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years06041174952117



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)9353%$42,785$78,349$92,415
2013-14 (8 years)9744%$45,466$75,769$92,292
2016-17 (5 years)11065%$54,762$72,816$84,046
2018-19 (3 years)11269%$66,241$75,731$90,109
2020-21 (18 months)11177%$67,048$75,476$83,295



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-188477.8%$ 30,599$ 40,575$ 41,265$ 54,581
2014-15 to 2018-198273.2%$ 31,158$ 41,836$ 41,945$ 54,865
2015-16 to 2019-208475.0%$ 31,146$ 48,358$ 42,836$ 55,451
2016-17 to 2020-218475.7%$ 32,910$ 45,695$ 43,612$ 55,619
2017-18 to 2021-228777.0%$ 31,868$ 44,772$ 42,956$ 55,807
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-188477.8%$ 31,737$ 45,652$ 45,964$ 59,246
2014-15 to 2018-198273.2%$ 31,158$ 45,695$ 46,443$ 60,354
2015-16 to 2019-208475.0%$ 31,146$ 50,804$ 47,348$ 61,163
2016-17 to 2020-218475.7%$ 34,347$ 48,358$ 47,997$ 61,499
2017-18 to 2021-228777.0%$ 31,868$ 47,741$ 47,140$ 60,854


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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