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Occupational Therapy at Tennessee State University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Occupational Therapy, take a look at what Tennessee State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, TN.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 28 occupational therapy graduations were recorded at Tennessee State University.

Online & Distance Learning at Tennessee State University

Many students take online classes at Tennessee State University. Among 6,310 students, 490 (8%) studied exclusively online and 2,714 (43%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Occupational Therapy graduates at Tennessee State University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Occupational Therapy graduates at Tennessee State University are 96% women (27) and 4% men (1).

Occupational Therapy Master’s Program at Tennessee State University

Of the 28 master’s occupational therapy degrees awarded at Tennessee State University, 96% were women (27) and 4% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Occupational Therapy master’s degree recipients at Tennessee State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	15
Black / African American	13

Minority students account for 46% of Occupational Therapy master’s degree recipients at Tennessee State University, higher than the national average of 27%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Occupational Therapy Graduates

Students who finish Occupational Therapy program at Tennessee State University work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Occupational Therapy majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$124,839
Occupational Therapists	$82,501
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,663

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.