2025 Best Occupational Therapy Schools in Pennsylvania
17Colleges in Pennsylvania
1,136Occupational Therapy Degrees Awarded
Ranked #83 in popularity, occupational therapy is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 17 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Occupational Therapy Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,136 degrees in occupational therapy to qualified students.
Your choice of occupational therapy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Occupational Therapy School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for Occupational Therapy in Pennsylvania
The schools below may not offer all types of occupational therapy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Pennsylvania Schools in Occupational Therapy
Any student pursuing a degree in occupational therapy has to check out Thomas Jefferson University. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #89 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Thomas Jefferson University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 172 occupational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Thomas Jefferson University in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in occupational therapy has to take a look at Duquesne University. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #196 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Duquesne is a great university overall.
There were roughly 58 occupational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Temple University if you want to pursue a degree in occupational therapy. Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were about 38 occupational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in occupational therapy. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 64 occupational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #202 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Scranton is a great university overall.
There were roughly 56 occupational therapy students who graduated with this degree at University of Scranton in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 37th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 62 occupational therapy students who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent data year.
Gannon is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Erie. This university ranks 38th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 98 occupational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Gannon in the most recent data year.
Located in the rural area of Loretto, Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 82nd out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 66 occupational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Saint Francis in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of occupational therapy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Occupational Therapy School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
