2027 Best Occupational Therapy/Therapist Schools in Colorado

Occupational Therapy/Therapist degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their occupational therapy/therapist programs.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best occupational therapy/therapist schools.

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• Best Occupational Therapy/Therapist Schools in Colorado

Best Schools for Occupational Therapy/Therapist in Colorado

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the occupational therapy/therapist degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Occupational Therapy/Therapist

1

Colorado State University Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

49 Occupational Therapy/Therapist Degrees Awarded

$67,142 Median Starting Salary

Leading the list is Colorado State University Fort Collins, our #1 school for occupational therapy/therapist. Colorado State University Fort Collins is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins. Colorado State University Fort Collins graduates 66% of students within six years. Colorado State University Fort Collins awarded about 49 occupational therapy/therapist degrees in the most recent data year. Occupational Therapy/therapist graduates of Colorado State University Fort Collins earn a median of $67,142 early in their careers. Colorado State University Fort Collins graduates carry a median of $22,843 in student loans. Get the full occupational therapy/therapist details for Colorado State University Fort Collins

2

Mesa State College
Grand Junction, CO

13 Occupational Therapy/Therapist Degrees Awarded

$43,617 Median Starting Salary

Mesa State College is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in occupational therapy/therapist, ranking #2. Mesa State College is a large public school located in the city of Grand Junction. Mesa State College graduates 47% of students within six years. About 13 occupational therapy/therapist degrees were awarded at Mesa State College in the most recent year. Occupational Therapy/therapist graduates of Mesa State College earn a median of $43,617 early in their careers. Mesa State College graduates carry a median of $22,310 in student loans. See the full occupational therapy/therapist program report for Mesa State College

Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.