Occupational Therapy at Tennessee State University

If you plan to study occupational therapy/therapist, take a look at what Tennessee State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 7,615 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.

Tennessee State University Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy

Tennessee State University Occupational Therapy Rankings

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Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students earned a master's degree in occupational therapy from Tennessee State University. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in occupational therapy each year. Tennessee State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from Tennessee State University, 79% 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 Tennessee State University with a master's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Occupational Therapists	2,360	$84,870

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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.