2025 Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #281 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of occupational therapy. Combined, these schools handed out 58 bachelor's degrees in occupational therapy to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on occupational therapy students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of occupational therapy students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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 schools for occupational therapy students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Occupational Therapy Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision.

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for occupational therapy students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Bachelor's in Occupational Therapy

1

Springfield College
Springfield, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy has to take a look at Springfield College. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Springfield.More information about a bachelor’s in occupational therapy from Springfield College

2

Worcester State University
Worcester, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Worcester State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Worcester.More information about a bachelor’s in occupational therapy from Worcester State University

Best Occupational Therapy Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire	276	39

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Rankings in Majors Related to Occupational Therapy

One of 16 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	91
Rehabilitation Science	76
Music Therapy	52
Art Therapy	31
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	31
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	8
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist	2

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.