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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Occupational Therapy is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,958 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 793 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major” ranking, we looked at 42 colleges that offer a degree in occupational therapy/therapist. That schools that top this list have a program in occupational therapy/therapist in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree occupational therapy students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keuka College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major. Keuka College is a small school located in Keuka Park, New York that handed out 45 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican College of Blauvelt. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. Dominican College is a small school located in Orangeburg, New York that handed out 34 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Dominican College of Blauvelt Occupational Therapy Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Francis University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major. Saint Francis University is a small school located in Loretto, Pennsylvania that handed out 27 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend D’Youville College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. D’Youville College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 42 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Ithaca College landed the #5 spot on the list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wesley College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. Wesley College is a small school located in Dover, Delaware that handed out 8 bachelors’s occupational therapy 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.
American International College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking, coming in at #7. American International College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.
Springfield College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s occupational therapy students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #9, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mequon, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Read more about Occupational Therapy at Concordia University, Wisconsin
Worcester State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking. Worcester State is a public institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Saint Louis University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Eastern Kentucky University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 66 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Michigan University Occupational Therapy Report
LIU Post landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.
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.
Fresno Pacific University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. Fresno Pacific is a small school located in Fresno, California that handed out 18 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Fresno Pacific University
With a ranking of #16, Shawnee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. Portsmouth, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Shawnee State University
Duquesne University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s occupational therapy students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Baker College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking. This small school is located in Owosso, Michigan, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s occupational therapy students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Occupational Therapy Report
With a ranking of #20, Towson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. Towson University is a large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 40 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University at Buffalo ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Eastern Michigan University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Occupational Therapy at Eastern Michigan University
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. UWM is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Salem State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major ranking, coming in at #24. Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.
Drake University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major list. This small school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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