by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 4,848 people earned their degree in occupational therapist assistant, making the major the 146th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 663 occupational therapist assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 643 occupational therapist assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 38 colleges that offer a degree in occupational therapist assistant. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their occupational therapist assistant program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at East Liverpool. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in East Liverpool, Ohio, and it awarded 16 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kent State University at East Liverpool Occupational Therapist Assistant Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fox College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region. Fox College is a private for-profit institution located in Bedford Park, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Shawnee State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Shawnee State University is a small school located in Portsmouth, Ohio that handed out 57 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant & Stratton College - Parma. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Parma, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Ashtabula. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region. Kent State University at Ashtabula is a small public school situated in Ashtabula, Ohio. It awarded 9 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kent State University at Ashtabula Occupational Therapist Assistant Report
Zane State College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Zanesville, Ohio, this small public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified associates’s occupational therapist assistant students in 2020-2021.
Full Zane State College Occupational Therapist Assistant Report
North Central State College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. North Central State College is a public institution located in Mansfield, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Grand Rapids Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Grand Rapids Community College is a public institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Grand Rapids Community College Occupational Therapist Assistant Report
Marion Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. MTC is a public institution located in Marion, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Shawnee Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Shawnee Community College is a small public school situated in Ullin, Illinois. It awarded 13 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this medium-sized public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified associates’s occupational therapist assistant students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Baker College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Owosso, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 39 degrees to qualified associates’s occupational therapist assistant students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
James A Rhodes State College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Lima, Ohio, and it awarded 10 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Parkland College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Parkland College is a medium-sized school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 29 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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South Suburban College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. South Holland, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region list. WITC is located in Shell Lake, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Occupational Therapist Assistant Report
John A Logan College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Carterville, Illinois, and it awarded 11 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Full John A Logan College Occupational Therapist Assistant Report
Stark State College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region list. North Canton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Southern Indiana landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Southern Indiana is a medium-sized public school situated in Evansville, Indiana. It awarded 30 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mott Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Mott Community College is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Lewis and Clark Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Godfrey, Illinois, this small public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s occupational therapist assistant students in 2020-2021.
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Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa is a private for-profit institution located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa Occupational Therapist Assistant Report
Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Illinois Central College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in East Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s occupational therapist assistant students in 2020-2021.
McHenry County College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region list. MCC is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to qualified students.
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