Occupational Therapy at Governors State University

Every occupational therapy/therapist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the occupational therapy program at Governors State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,650.

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.

GSU Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy

GSU Occupational Therapy Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in occupational therapy, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

Of the 27 occupational therapy students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GSU, about 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in occupational therapy each year. GSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from GSU, 78% 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 Governors State University with a master's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Physical Therapy/Therapist

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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Occupational Therapists	5,230	$83,940

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 User:Astuishin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.