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Occupational Therapy Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters
Program | University | Student satisfaction | Unemployed | Dropout | Tuition (UK) | Tuition (International) | City | ||||
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Huddersfield | 77% | 0% | 0% | £9250 | £17000 | 134 | Huddersfield | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Teesside University | 69% | 0% | 4% | £9250 | £13000 | 130 | Middlesbrough | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Bradford | 71% | 0% | 0% | £9250 £9250 | £20118 £21124 | 140 | Bradford | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Glasgow Caledonian University | 91% | 0% | 2% | £9250 | £12250 | 148 | Glasgow | On campus Full-time | |
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Advancing Practice in Occupational Therapy (Post-Registration) MSc | Queen Margaret University | 72% | 0% | 5% | £6000 | £16500 | 161 | Edinburgh | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Brunel University | 40% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £17875 | 132 | Uxbridge | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Worcester | 74% | 5% | 5% | £9250 | £13100 | 131 | Worcester | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Oxford Brookes University | 89% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £16500 | 142 | Oxford | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Derby | 89% | 0% | 6% | £9250 | £14045 | 134 | Derby | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy MOccTh | Queen Margaret University | 72% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £15500 | 161 | Edinburgh | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of East Anglia | 68% | 0% | 0% | £9250 | £17100 | 155 | Norwich | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Bedfordshire | 45% | 10% | 5% | £9250 | £13200 | 133 | Luton | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Canterbury Christ Church University | 53% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £14500 | 131 | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy MOccTh | Robert Gordon University | 66% | 0% | 0% | £6750 | £14000 | 180 | Aberdeen | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BHSc (Hons) | York St John University | 62% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £12750 | 127 | York | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Southampton | 58% | 0% | 0% | £9250 | £23335 | 136 | Southampton | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Sunderland | 56% | 0% | 10% | £9250 | £13000 | 136 | Sunderland | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) MSc | Queen Margaret University | 72% | 0% | 5% | £9680 | £17900 | 161 | Edinburgh | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Cumbria | 58% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £10500 | 135 | Carlisle | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Sheffield Hallam University | 33% | 0% | 0% | £9250 | £15915 | 127 | Sheffield | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Ulster University | 72% | 0% | 3% | £9250 | £15360 | 131 | Coleraine | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc BSc (Hons) | St George's, University of London | 72% | 1% | 10% | £9250 | £17250 | 137 | London | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | London South Bank University | 58% | 5% | 10% | £9250 | - | 127 | London | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (extended) BSc (Hons) | The University of Northampton | 85% | 0% | 9% | £9250 | - | 123 | Northampton | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | The University of Northampton | 85% | 0% | 9% | £9250 | - | 123 | Northampton | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Central Lancashire | 83% | 0% | 20% | £9250 | - | 138 | Preston | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | London South Bank University | 58% | 5% | 10% | £9250 | - | 127 | London | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Northumbria University | 70% | 0% | 6% | - | - | 135 | Newcastle | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy MOccTh | Plymouth University | 46% | 5% | 2% | - | - | 151 | Plymouth | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of the West of England | 73% | 0% | 3% | - | - | 122 | Bristol | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Liverpool | 61% | 0% | 4% | - | - | 141 | Liverpool | On campus Full-time | |
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Foundation to Human and Animal Health Professions (Occupational Therapy) (Year 0) BSc (Hons) | University of Liverpool | 96% | 0% | 0% | - | - | 173 | Liverpool | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc (PG) | Plymouth University | 46% | 5% | 2% | - | - | 151 | Plymouth | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Salford | 58% | 0% | 0% | - | - | 139 | Salford | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Coventry University | 91% | 0% | 2% | - | - | 131 | Coventry | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Leeds Beckett University | 56% | 1% | 5% | - | - | 122 | Leeds | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Bournemouth University | - | - | 5% | £9250 | £16500 | - | Poole | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc | University of Essex | - | - | 5% | £9250 | £19380 | - | Colchester | On campus Full-time | |
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Advanced Clinical Practice (Occupational Therapy) MSc | Brunel University | - | - | 5% | £4240 | £9925 | - | Uxbridge | On campus Part-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc | Brunel University | - | - | 5% | £9250 | £19855 | - | Uxbridge | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Essex | - | - | - | £9250 | £19670 | - | Colchester | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc | University of East Anglia | - | - | - | £9250 | £16400 | - | Norwich | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Gloucestershire | - | - | - | £9250 | £15000 | - | Cheltenham | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc (PG) | University of Southampton | - | - | - | £9250 | £26950 | - | Southampton | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc | University of Derby | - | - | - | £9250 | £14700 | - | Derby | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc | University of Central Lancashire | - | - | - | £11000 | £13500 | - | Preston | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | Bournemouth University | - | - | 5% | £9250 | - | - | Poole | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of East London | - | - | 5% | £9250 | £13740 | - | London | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy MSc | University of Lincoln | - | - | 5% | £9250 | £14900 | - | Lincoln | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Wrexham Glyndwr University | - | - | - | £9000 | - | - | Wrexham | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc | University of Cumbria | - | - | - | £9250 | - | - | Carlisle | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy, Professional Development MSc (PG) | Ulster University | - | - | - | - | - | - | Coleraine | On campus Full-time | |
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Applied Behaviour Analysis PgCert | Bangor University | - | - | - | - | - | - | Bangor | On campus Part-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc | Sheffield Hallam University | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sheffield | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc (PG) | London South Bank University | - | - | - | - | - | - | London | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) MSc | University of Brighton | - | - | - | - | - | - | Brighton | On campus Full-time | |
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Advanced Occupational Therapy MSc | University of Brighton | - | - | - | - | - | - | Brighton | On campus Part-time | |
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Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment and Practice (Hand Therapy) PgCert | University of Essex | - | - | - | - | - | - | Colchester | On campus Part-time | |
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MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc | York St John University | - | - | - | - | - | - | York | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc | Northumbria University | - | - | - | - | - | - | Newcastle | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) MSc | University of Worcester | - | - | - | - | - | - | Worcester | On campus Full-time | |
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Applied Behaviour Analysis MSc | Queen's University of Belfast | - | - | - | - | - | - | Belfast | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy MSc | Cardiff University | - | - | - | - | - | - | Cardiff | On campus Part-time | |
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Applied Behaviour Analysis MSc (PG) | Ulster University | - | - | - | - | - | - | Coleraine | On campus Part-time | |
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MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc | The University of Winchester | - | - | - | - | - | - | Winchester | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc | Coventry University | - | - | - | - | - | - | Coventry | On campus Full-time | |
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Applied Behaviour Analysis MSc | University of Kent | - | - | - | - | - | - | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
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Positive Behaviour Support (GDip) Grad Dip | University of Kent | - | - | - | - | - | - | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
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Pre-Registration Occupational Therapy (MSc) PgDip | Cardiff University | - | - | - | - | - | - | Cardiff | On campus Full-time | |
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Positive Behaviour Support PgDip | University of Kent | - | - | - | - | - | - | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of South Wales | - | - | - | - | - | - | Pontypridd | On campus Part-time |
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Student Reviews
Source: National
Student Survey NSS 2022
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students
Salary
Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students
Salary of all UK Graduates of Occupational Therapy
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £24994 | £21503 | £23767 |
25-75 percentile range | £23659 - £26911 | £15340 - £25476 | £16859 - £28886 |
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Occupational Therapy courses in the UK
All Occupational Therapy courses in the UK
Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £24913 | £22028 | £24849 |
25-75 percentile range | £23712 - £26422 | £17327 - £24910 | £19088 - £28622 |
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022
Jobs & Career Perspectives
Career perspectives for Occupational Therapy
15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022
Current jobs
Among graduates of Occupational Therapy who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.
Job in line with future plans
Utilise skills from studies
Work is meaningful
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022
Typical employers for graduates of Occupational Therapy
- National Health Service trusts
- Local authority social services departments
- Nursing and residential homes
- Day care and health centres
- GP practices
- Prisons
- Industrial organisations
Specialisations within Occupational Therapy
- Aquatic Therapeutic Exercise
- Assistive Technology
- Autism
- Brain Injuries
- Diabetes
- Driving and Community Mobility
- Environmental Modification
- Feeding, Eating and Swallowing
- Gerontology
- Hand Therapy
- Hippotherapy
- Low Vision
- Lymphedema
- Mental Health
- Neuro- Developmental Treatment
- Pediatrics
- Physical Rehabilitation
- School Systems
- Seating and Mobility Specialist
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Clinical Anxiety Treatment
Jobs of graduates of Occupational Therapy (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Occupational Therapy at Blackburn College
40% | Welfare and housing associate professionals |
15% | Caring personal services |
5% | Managers, directors and senior officials |
5% | Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations |
5% | Teaching Professionals |
5% | Sales occupations |
5% | Business and public service associate professionals |
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022
Grading & Study Time
Assessment Methods
Study Time Distribution
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Occupational Therapy
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022
Do you not fulfill the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements?
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still be able to join Occupational Therapy.
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still be able to join Occupational Therapy.
FAQ
The median salary of graduates of Occupational Therapy was £24994 15 months after graduation, £21503 3 years after graduation and £23767 5 years after graduation.
- The following degrees are offered for Occupational Therapy studies:
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
- Master of Science - MSc
- Masters in Occupational Therapy - MOccTh
- Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) - BHSc (Hons)
- Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)
- Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
- Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
- Graduate Diploma - Grad Dip
Foundation to Health and Veterinary Studies (Occupational Therapy) (Year 0) - BSc (Hons) at University of Liverpool received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey year with a rating of 96 out of 100 among 135 respondents.