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

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.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in Florida ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 51 doctor's degrees in occupational therapy/therapist to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in occupational therapy matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in Florida ranking.

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

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

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Occupational Therapy in Florida

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

1

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

49 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Nova Southeastern University is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida 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 Florida.

There were about 49 occupational therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy/therapist from Nova Southeastern University

2

Barry University
Miami, FL

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Barry University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist. Located in the large suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in occupational therapy/therapist in Florida.

There were about 2 occupational therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at Barry University in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy/therapist from Barry University

3

Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist needs to take a look at Jacksonville University. JU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Jacksonville. More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy/therapist from Jacksonville University

Best Occupational Therapy Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	190	3
Georgia	190	3
Virginia	176	79
Tennessee	142	53
Louisiana	140	0
South Carolina	130	0
Kentucky	115	14
Arkansas	73	26

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Occupational Therapy Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Occupational Therapy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist	490
Rehabilitation Science	4
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	1

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.