Students who want to help people, but not go into healthcare or teaching could consider Occupational Therapy. OT’s help people with physical, mental or educational impairments become more independent. This field is a combination of problem-solving, inventive thinking, and building client confidence and motivation. Colleges in the mid-Atlantic with great OT programs include:

• Shenandoah’s 6 year combination BS and Doctorate is for students who are confident in choosing OT for their career. Shenandoah is a little over an hour outside of DC and also has great programs in theater.
• Duquesne University offers a 4.5 year BS and MS in Occupational Therapy, closely aligned in the first year with a variety of other health sciences majors.
• Long Island University’s BS/MS in Occupational Therapy can be declared as a major after an initial year of exploratory studies and prerequisite fulfillment.