2025 Best Occupational Therapy Doctor's Degree Schools in North Dakota

Occupational Therapy is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #15 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Dakota to determine which ones were the best for occupational therapy students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 97 doctor's degrees in occupational therapy during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to occupational therapy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other occupational therapy students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized occupational therapy related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for occupational therapy students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Occupational Therapy Doctor's Degree Schools in North Dakota list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Occupational Therapy in North Dakota

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for occupational therapy students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top North Dakota Schools for a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy

1

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in occupational therapy has to look into University of North Dakota. UND is a large public university located in the small city of Grand Forks.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from University of North Dakota

2

University of Mary
Bismarck, ND

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

44 Annual Graduates

University of Mary is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in occupational therapy. UMary is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Bismarck.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from University of Mary

Best Occupational Therapy Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Occupational Therapy Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	199	9
Iowa	177	80
Missouri	175	59
Kansas	134	1
Nebraska	99	119
South Dakota	57	37

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Occupational Therapy Related Rankings by Major

One of 16 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Occupational Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Occupational Therapy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist	125

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver. More about our data sources and methodologies.