In Connecticut an estimated 99 students graduate from occupational therapy schools every year. If you too are interested in studying occupational therapy, Connecticut has 6 occupational therapy schools from which you can choose. At occupational therapy schools in Connecticut, you can expect to pay $17,498 per year in tuition for a degree in occupational therapy.
Quinnipiac University is the largest occupational therapy school in the state of Connecticut, based on number of students. It is located in Hamden. In 2009, a reported 41 students graduated with a occupational therapy degree from Quinnipiac University. This was 41% of the total occupational therapy graduates in Connecticut for that year. In 2009, tuition at Quinnipiac University, was approximately $32,400 per year.
A majority of those with an education in occupational therapy pursue a career as an occupational therapist. If you are planning on working in the state after graduation, you should know that the job outlook for occupational therapists in Connecticut is good. An estimated 1,730 occupational therapists are in Connecticut state. The government expects, by 2018, for this number to increase by 14%, or to 1,990 occupational therapists.
If you work as an occupational therapist in Connecticut, your yearly salary can range from less than $53,539 to more than $104,685. But the median salary for occupational therapists earn $75,768 per year, in Connecticut.
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Quinnipiac University
Address:
Mt Carmel Ave, Hamden, Connecticut 06518
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Manchester Community College
Address:
Great Path, Manchester, Connecticut 06040
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Sacred Heart University
Address:
5151 Park Ave, Fairfield, Connecticut 06825-1000
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Housatonic Community College
Address:
900 Lafayette Blvd, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604-4704
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Goodwin College
Address:
One Riverside Drive, East Hartford, Connecticut 06118
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Lincoln College of New England
Address:
2279 Mount Vernon Road, Southington, Connecticut 06489-1057
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree