Occupational Therapy at Eastern Kentucky University

Every occupational therapy 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 Eastern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and has a total student population of 14,465.

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.

Eastern Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy

Eastern Occupational Therapy Rankings

The occupational therapy major at Eastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Occupational Therapy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in occupational therapy, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of occupational therapy bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy at Eastern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Eastern Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of occupational therapy master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from Eastern, 96% 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a master's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	71
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 Eastern Kentucky 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
• Image Credit: By Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.