2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in New York

If you pursue a doctor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #24 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the most popular for occupational therapy/therapist students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13 doctor's degrees in occupational therapy/therapist during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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More Ways to Rank Occupational Therapy Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for occupational therapy/therapist.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Occupational Therapy in New York

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Occupational Therapy Students Working on Their Doctorate

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New York University
New York, NY

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

New York University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in occupational therapy/therapist in New York. More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy/therapist from New York University

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist has to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in occupational therapy/therapist in New York. More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy/therapist from Columbia University in the City of New York

Best Occupational Therapy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Occupational Therapy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	303	141
Maryland	179	1
New Jersey	158	0
District of Columbia	144	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Occupational Therapy

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Occupational Therapy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist	1,071
Rehabilitation Science	8

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.