Master in Occupational Therapy/Therapist (Master's)

Tuition fees for Master in Occupational Therapy/Therapist (Master's) are 37,334 USD per year.

Students study how to help people with physical, cognitive, psychosocial, mental, developmental, and learning disabilities, plus adverse environmental conditions, maintain independence and health. They learn basic medical sciences, psychology, sociology, assessment, tests and measurements, assistive and rehabilitative technologies, ergonomics, environmental health, special education, vocational counseling, health education, and ethics.

Graduates assist patients through planned skill-building, motivation, environmental adaptations, assistive technologies, and physical agents. Typical applications include patient assessment, rehabilitation, special education, vocational counseling, health education, and promoting independence and optimum health.

For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 35% of applicants.

Howard University’s legacy is shaped by academic study, research, and service. Its community includes scholars, student researchers, athletes, artists, and entrepreneurs. The university carries the identity of an HBCU while preparing students for study and careers across a broad range of disciplines. Alumni stories include physicians, astrophysicists, educators, lawyers, public officials, and advocates whose work has reached beyond the campus.

Students can apply to more than 130 areas of study across 14 schools and colleges. Howard offers undergraduate, graduate, professional, and doctoral programs, with fields ranging from the humanities to scientific disciplines. Research and centers address health and medical issues, economic disparities, cybersecurity, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, drug abuse, energy systems, accounting and finance, women’s leadership, and journalism and democracy. The university has also launched an AI certificate program for undergraduate students.

Located in Washington, DC, Howard connects academic life with a city central to American government, public service, journalism, and cultural life. International students should review the university’s range of schools and degree levels carefully, since programs differ across undergraduate, graduate, professional, and doctoral study. Howard’s guiding phrase, “Excellence in Truth and Service,” reflects the university’s emphasis on student success and service to local and global communities.