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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,505 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 86 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in occupational therapy/therapist. To top this list, a school must have a successful occupational therapy/therapist program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree occupational therapy students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Baltimore County. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. CCBC is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 49 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Occupational Therapy at Community College of Baltimore County
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Jefferson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Thomas Jefferson University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 associates’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 full report on Occupational Therapy at Thomas Jefferson University
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