Occupational Therapy at Missouri State University - Springfield

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 Missouri State University - Springfield stacks up to those at other schools.

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and has a total student population of 23,505.

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

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

86% Women

4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of occupational therapy master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in occupational therapy each year. Missouri State 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 Missouri State, 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 Missouri State University - Springfield with a master's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 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

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*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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