2025 Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in occupational therapy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #281 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 52 bachelor's degrees in occupational therapy to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to occupational therapy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other occupational therapy students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized occupational therapy related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for occupational therapy students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Occupational Therapy in Pennsylvania

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Occupational Therapy

1

Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy has to look into Duquesne University. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in occupational therapy from Duquesne University

2

Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

Saint Francis University is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy. Located in the rural area of Loretto, Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in occupational therapy from Saint Francis University

Best Occupational Therapy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Occupational Therapy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	261
Maryland	370	40
District of Columbia	226	0
Delaware	224	8

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Occupational Therapy Related Rankings by Major

Occupational Therapy is one of 16 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Occupational Therapy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	151
Rehabilitation Science	150
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	112
Music Therapy	55
Art Therapy	51
Physical Therapy/Therapist	35
Animal-Assisted Therapy	3

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.