Every year approximately 90 students graduate with a degree in occupational therapy from Nebraska schools. Nebraska has 3 occupational therapy schools to choose from, if you are interested in studying occupational therapy. Tuition at Nebraska's occupational therapy schools is approximately $24,319 per year for a degree in occupational therapy.
The largest occupational therapy school in Nebraska, by student population is Creighton University. It is located in Omaha. Approximately 49 students graduated with a occupational therapy degree from Creighton University in 2009, which was 54% of the total state occupational therapy graduates for that year. Tuition at Creighton University, was $29,544 per year in 2010.
A majority of occupational therapy graduates choose to work as occupational therapists. If you are planning on working in the state after graduation, you should know that the job outlook for occupational therapists in Nebraska is good. Approximately 770 occupational therapists are currently working in Nebraska. This number is projected to increase to 970 by the year 2018. This indicates a 25% change in the number of occupational therapists in Nebraska.
In Nebraska, as an occupational therapist, you can expect to earn a salary of anywhere from less than $44,460 per year to more than $91,690 per year. But the median salary for occupational therapists earn $63,653 per year, in Nebraska.
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