Occupational Therapy at Eastern Kentucky University

If you are interested in studying occupational therapy/therapist, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Kentucky University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 14,465 students attend the school each year. Of the 383 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 2021, 53 of them were occupational therapy/therapist majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Occupational Therapy section at the bottom of this page.

Eastern Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Doctorate Degree in Occupational Therapy

Online Classes Are Available at Eastern

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Eastern offers distance education options for occupational therapy at the following degree levels:

Eastern Occupational Therapy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the occupational therapy progam at Eastern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The occupational therapy major at Eastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Occupational Therapy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Online Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Online Occupational Therapy Schools	5
Best Value Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	13
Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools	40
Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Focused Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	76
	114
Best Occupational Therapy Schools	157

In 2021, 77 students received their master’s degree in occupational therapy from Eastern. This makes it the #13 most popular school for occupational therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in occupational therapy, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at Eastern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the occupational therapy majors at Eastern Kentucky University.

Eastern Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Program

The occupational therapy program at Eastern awarded 53 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women. The typical occupational therapy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 10% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 98% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy at Eastern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Eastern Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

The occupational therapy program at Eastern awarded 77 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from Eastern, 92% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a master's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	71
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Eastern also has a doctoral program available in occupational therapy. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Occupational Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in occupational therapy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Health Specialties Professors	2,070	$64,560
Occupational Therapists	1,170	$79,460

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.