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 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Occupational Therapy Schools in Maine ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 100 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.
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 the Best Occupational Therapy Schools in Maine.
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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.
Every student who is interested in occupational therapy needs to look into University of New England. Located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #709 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNE is a great university overall.
There were roughly 49 occupational therapy students who graduated with this degree at UNE in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Husson University if you wish to pursue a degree in occupational therapy. Located in the small city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 14 occupational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Husson in the most recent data year.
University of Southern Maine is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in occupational therapy. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Portland. This university ranks 7th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 37 occupational therapy students who graduated with this degree at University of Southern Maine 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).
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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.
