Occupational Therapy at Murray 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 Murray State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 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.

Murray State Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy

Murray State 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.

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

The occupational therapy program at Murray State awarded 17 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in occupational therapy each year. Murray State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from Murray State, 100% 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 Murray State University with a master's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Murray State 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.