2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in Georgia

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major in Georgia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Occupational Therapy is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,958 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Georgia, there were 139 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 134 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,186 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in occupational therapy/therapist. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their occupational therapy/therapist program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major in Georgia”.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia master’s degree occupational therapy students.

Top 3 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in Georgia

1

Brenau University
Gainesville, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brenau University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major in Georgia. Brenau University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gainesville, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 55 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at Brenau University

2

Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia

#13 overall quality in Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major in Georgia list. Augusta University is a public institution located in Augusta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Augusta University

3

Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

#4 overall quality in Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Occupational Therapy Major in Georgia list. Georgia State is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 39 masters’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Georgia State Occupational Therapy Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver.