2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in California

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.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 24 bachelor's degrees in occupational therapy/therapist to qualified students.

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

The occupational therapy bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in California ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

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. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for occupational therapy/therapist.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Occupational Therapy in California

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 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Southern California is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. 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 about 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 Best Quality In CA

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist needs to look into Fresno Pacific University. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fresno. 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 data year.

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

3

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at San Jose State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in occupational therapy/therapist from San Jose State University

Best Occupational Therapy Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Occupational Therapy Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	527	0
Oregon	330	0

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Occupational Therapy Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Occupational Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	85
Music Therapy	12

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.