2025 Best Occupational Therapy Schools in North Dakota

If you pursue a degree in occupational therapy, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #83 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in North Dakota to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of occupational therapy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 104 degrees in occupational therapy annually.

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• Best Overall Occupational Therapy Schools List

Occupational Therapy Rankings by Degree Level

The occupational therapy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Occupational Therapy Schools in North Dakota. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Occupational Therapy in North Dakota

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the occupational therapy degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top North Dakota Schools in Occupational Therapy

1

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

51 Occupational Therapy Degrees Awarded

University of North Dakota is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in occupational therapy. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a large student population.More information about a degree in occupational therapy from University of North Dakota

2

University of Mary
Bismarck, ND

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Occupational Therapy Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Mary if you want to pursue a degree in occupational therapy. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in occupational therapy from University of Mary

Best Occupational Therapy Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Occupational Therapy Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	153
Missouri	693	366
Iowa	648	108
Kansas	599	42
Nebraska	500	184
South Dakota	381	37

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Rankings in Majors Related to Occupational Therapy

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Occupational Therapy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist	133
Rehabilitation Science	16

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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.