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Occupational Therapy at Missouri State University - Springfield

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Occupational Therapy at Missouri State University - Springfield

What traits are you looking for in a occupational therapy school? To help you decide if Missouri State University - Springfield is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's occupational therapy program.

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 23,505 students attend the school each year.

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.

Missouri State Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy

Missouri State Occupational Therapy Rankings

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Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at Missouri State

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

Missouri State Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

92% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 25 students who graduated with a master’s in occupational therapy from Missouri State in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

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Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from Missouri State, 84% 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 Missouri State University - Springfield with a master's in occupational therapy.

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

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 MO, the home state for Missouri State University - Springfield.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Health Specialties Professors 4,710 $148,840
Occupational Therapists 2,360 $75,120

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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