Occupational Therapy at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

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 The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center stacks up to those at other schools.

UTHSC is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 3,181 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.

UTHSC Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy

UTHSC 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 UTHSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the occupational therapy majors at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center.

UTHSC Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students graduated with a master's degree in occupational therapy from UTHSC. About 7% were men and 93% were women.

Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from UTHSC, 71% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the occupational therapy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center with a master's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.