by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Occupational Therapy is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 10,592 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 687 occupational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major” ranking, we looked at 42 colleges that offer a degree in occupational therapy. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their occupational therapy program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The occupational therapy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree occupational therapy students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keuka College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. Keuka College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Keuka Park, New York. It awarded 52 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican College of Blauvelt. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. Dominican College is located in Orangeburg, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Francis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. Located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s occupational therapy students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 42 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major that were part of this year’s ranking, D’Youville College landed the #4 spot on the list. D’Youville College is a small school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 29 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Occupational Therapy at D’Youville College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ithaca College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s occupational therapy students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
American International College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s occupational therapy students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Springfield College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees to 29 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a small school located in Mequon, Wisconsin that handed out 31 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Occupational Therapy at Concordia University, Wisconsin
Worcester State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking, coming in at #10. Worcester State University is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Louis University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking. Saint Louis University is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 57 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Eastern Kentucky University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 76 degrees to qualified bachelors’s occupational therapy students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Michigan University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 57 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, LIU Post did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. LIU Post is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brookville, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Fresno Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. Located in Fresno, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s occupational therapy students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Shawnee State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. Portsmouth, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Occupational Therapy at Shawnee State University
With a ranking of #17, Duquesne University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. Duquesne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Baker College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking. Baker College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Owosso, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Occupational Therapy at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Towson University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking. Towson is a fairly large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 91 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University at Buffalo came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Eastern Michigan University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 19 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Eastern Michigan
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking, coming in at #23. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Salem State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Salem, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Salem State University
Drake University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking, coming in at #25. Drake is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 5 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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