Ranked #146 in popularity, occupational therapist assistant is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for occupational therapist assistant students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 107 degrees in occupational therapist assistant annually.
Choosing a Great Occupational Therapist Assistant School
The occupational therapist assistant program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Occupational Therapist Assistant rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for occupational therapist assistant schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Occupational Therapist Assistant Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Occupational Therapist Assistant in Massachusetts
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the occupational therapist assistant degree levels they offer.
Top Massachusetts Schools in Occupational Therapist Assistant
It's difficult to beat North Shore Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in occupational therapist assistant. North Shore Community College is a small public college located in the large suburb of Danvers. A Best Colleges rank of #554 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means North Shore Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 32 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at North Shore Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in occupational therapist assistant needs to look into Quinsigamond Community College. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #582 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Quinsigamond Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 19 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at Quinsigamond Community College in the most recent data year.
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Any student who is interested in occupational therapist assistant needs to check out Springfield Technical Community College. Located in the city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 50th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 23 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at STCC in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Bristol Community College if you want to pursue a degree in occupational therapist assistant. Located in the large suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 46th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 33 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at Bristol in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
The occupational therapist assistant program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Occupational Therapist Assistant rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for occupational therapist assistant schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
