2024 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Bachelor's Degree Schools

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in occupational therapist assistant. It is ranked #832 out of 1232 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for occupational therapist assistant students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 40 bachelor's degrees in occupational therapist assistant during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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 much a school focuses on occupational therapist assistant students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other occupational therapist assistant 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 therapist assistant related body.

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

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Occupational Therapist Assistant in the United States

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

Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Occupational Therapist Assistant

1

Huntington University
Huntington, IN

20 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Huntington University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in occupational therapist assistant. Located in the town of Huntington, Huntington is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in occupational therapist assistant from Huntington University

1

Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Santa Ana College is a great option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in occupational therapist assistant. SAC is a very large public college located in the city of Santa Ana.More information about a bachelor’s in occupational therapist assistant from Santa Ana College

2

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies
Fayette, MO

2 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in occupational therapist assistant has to look into Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. Located in the distant town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in occupational therapist assistant from Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

Occupational Therapist Assistant by Region

View the Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Occupational Therapist Assistant Related Rankings by Major

Occupational Therapist Assistant is one of 14 different types of Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Occupational Therapist Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	630
Physical Therapy Assistant	57
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	38
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant	25
Medical/Clinical Assistant	3
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	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). More about our data sources and methodologies.