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. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 38 colleges that offered a degree in occupational therapist assistant. To top this list, a school must have a successful occupational therapist assistant program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shawnee State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Portsmouth, Ohio, and it awarded 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 Grand Rapids Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 44 degrees to qualified associates’s occupational therapist assistant students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baker College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Owosso, Michigan. It awarded 39 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fox College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate. Fox College is located in Bedford Park, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Indiana. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. University of Southern Indiana is a public institution located in Evansville, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Parkland College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate 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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Stark State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Stark State College is a fairly large school located in North Canton, Ohio that handed out 27 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 26 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is a small public school situated in Shell Lake, Wisconsin. It awarded 26 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. MATC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to qualified students.
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Fox Valley Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Fox Valley Technical College is located in Appleton, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #12, Macomb Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Warren, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, North Central State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Located in Mansfield, Ohio, this small public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified associates’s occupational therapist assistant students in 2020-2021.
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Lewis and Clark Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Lewis and Clark Community College is located in Godfrey, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to qualified students.
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Kent State University at East Liverpool landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Kent State University at East Liverpool is a small school located in East Liverpool, Ohio that handed out 16 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Lorain County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Lorain County Community College is a public institution located in Elyria, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Madison Area Technical College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Madison College is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #18, Zane State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Zane State College is a small public school situated in Zanesville, Ohio. It awarded 14 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, McHenry County College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. McHenry County College 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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Mott Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. MCC is a medium-sized school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 13 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Shawnee Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. 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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Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Full Cuyahoga Community College District Occupational Therapist Assistant Report
Owens Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. This medium-sized school is located in Perrysburg, Ohio, and it awarded 12 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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John A Logan College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. John A Logan College is located in Carterville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to qualified students.
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Lincoln Land Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. Lincoln Land Community College is a small public school situated in Springfield, Illinois. It awarded 11 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Illinois Central College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Located in East Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s occupational therapist assistant students in 2020-2021.
Bryant & Stratton College - Parma did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapist Assistant Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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