by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,596 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 174 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer 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.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. WMU is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 66 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Western Michigan University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Mequon, Wisconsin 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 29 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Occupational Therapy at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. 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.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Baker College landed the #5 spot on the list. Baker College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Owosso, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s 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.
Shawnee State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Shawnee State University is a public institution located in Portsmouth, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Occupational Therapy at Shawnee State University
With a ranking of #7, Calvin University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
McKendree University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. McKendree University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lebanon, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s 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%.
Carroll University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees 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%.
Mount Mary University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Mount Mary University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 101 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
