Occupational Therapy Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) University of Huddersfield 77% 10% 15% £9250 £18700 148 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) Teesside University 69% 0% 14% £9250 £15000 129 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) University of Bradford 71% 10% 0% £9250 £22180 129 Bradford On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) Glasgow Caledonian University 91% 0% 1% £9250 £9250 £14500 £15200 198 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) Brunel University 40% 0% 4% £9250 £21470 £23615 142 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) University of Essex - 0% 7% £9250 £19500 146 Colchester On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) Oxford Brookes University 89% 0% 10% £9250 £18050 142 Oxford On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) University of Derby 89% 5% 1% £9250 £14900 144 Derby On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 59% 0% 4% £9250 £15000 £15450 149 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) Bournemouth University 55% 0% 5% £9250 £18800 142 Poole On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) University of East Anglia - 0% 2% £9250 £20600 167 Norwich On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy MOccTh Robert Gordon University 66% 0% 7% £6750 £14000 169 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) Bournemouth University - 0% 13% £9250 £18800 129 Poole On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) University of East London 53% 0% 10% £9250 £14160 120 London On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 33% 0% 4% £9250 £15860 £16655 129 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - 0% 0% £9000 - 147 Wrexham On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 45% 0% 5% £9250 - 139 Luton On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 53% 0% 3% £9250 - 141 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) The University of Northampton 85% 0% 8% £9250 - 142 Northampton On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 83% 20% 5% £9250 - 146 Preston On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) Cardiff University 51% 0% 1% £9000 - 158 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) Leeds Beckett University 56% 4% 4% £9250 - 130 Leeds On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy MOccTh Plymouth University 46% 0% 0% - - 152 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) University of Liverpool 61% 0% 2% - - 136 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Foundation to Human and Animal Health Professions (Occupational Therapy) (Year 0) BSc (Hons) University of Liverpool 61% 0% 2% - - 136 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) Plymouth University 46% 0% 5% - - 140 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) University of Salford 58% 5% 6% - - 167 Salford On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc University of Essex - - - £10000 £21700 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment and Practice (Hand Therapy) PgCert University of Essex - - - £4000 £8680 - Colchester On campus Part-time
Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc University of East Anglia - - - £18500 £42350 - Norwich On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc University of Derby - - - £9250 £14900 - Derby On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy (extended) BSc (Hons) The University of Northampton - - - £9250 - - Northampton On campus Full-time
Applied Behaviour Analysis PgDip Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc Sheffield Hallam University - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc Brunel University - - - - - - Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Applied Behaviour Analysis MSc Queen's University of Belfast - - - - - - Belfast On campus Part-time
Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc (PG) Plymouth University - - - - - - Plymouth On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy MSc Cardiff University - - - - - - Cardiff On campus Part-time
Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc University of Central Lancashire - - - - - - Preston On campus Full-time
Applied Behaviour Analysis MSc University of Kent - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Pre-Registration Occupational Therapy (MSc) MSc Cardiff University - - - - - - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) University of South Wales - - - - - - Pontypridd On campus Part-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
53 /100
1176 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
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
Median salary £25731 £21503 £23767
25-75 percentile range £24646 - £27975 £15340 - £25476 £16859 - £28886
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
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
Median salary £25375 £21947 £24810
25-75 percentile range £23011 - £27737 £17356 - £24809 £19050 - £28612
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

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.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

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.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

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 Bishop Auckland College

40% Elementary occupations
15% Business and public service associate professionals
10% Skilled trades occupations
10% Artistic, literary and media occupations
10% Caring personal services
10% Nursing Professionals
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Occupational Therapy

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Occupational Therapy, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Occupational Therapy is the study of therapeutic regimes to assist recovery from mental or physical ailments/injury.

The median salary of graduates of Occupational Therapy was £25731 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)
  • Masters in Occupational Therapy - MOccTh
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)