2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in the Far Western US Region

Occupational Therapy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #282 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for occupational therapy/therapist students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 bachelor's degrees in occupational therapy/therapist during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Occupational Therapy School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in occupational therapy matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in the Far Western US Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of occupational therapy/therapist students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Occupational Therapy Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for occupational therapy/therapist.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Occupational Therapy in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist.

Most Well Attended Schools for Occupational Therapy Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

14 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

University of Southern California is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in occupational therapy/therapist in California.

There were approximately 14 occupational therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in occupational therapy/therapist from University of Southern California

2

Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, CA

10 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

Fresno Pacific University is a popular option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in occupational therapy/therapist in California.

There were about 10 occupational therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at Fresno Pacific in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in occupational therapy/therapist from Fresno Pacific University

3

Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR

#1 Most Popular In OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist needs to look into Pacific University. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in occupational therapy/therapist from Pacific University

3

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

#1 Most Popular In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in occupational therapy/therapist from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

#3 Most Popular In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist needs to check out San Jose State University. San Jose State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Jose. More information about a bachelor’s in occupational therapy/therapist from San Jose State University

Best Occupational Therapy Colleges by State

Explore the most popular occupational therapy/therapist colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	629	13
Washington	527	0
Oregon	330	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy is one of 13 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	85
Music Therapy	33
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	13

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.