If you pursue a degree in occupational therapy, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #83 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for occupational therapy students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 150 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. For our Best Overall Occupational Therapy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Occupational Therapy Schools in Alabama list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the occupational therapy degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in occupational therapy has to look into University of Alabama at Birmingham. UAB is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #260 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UAB is a great university overall.
There were roughly 64 occupational therapy students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in occupational therapy has to look into University of South Alabama. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #825 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 40 occupational therapy students who graduated with this degree at USA in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Alabama State University if you wish to pursue a degree in occupational therapy. Alabama State is a small public university located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery. This university ranks 37th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 20 occupational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Alabama State in the most recent data year.
Tuskegee University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in occupational therapy. Tuskegee is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Tuskegee. This university ranks 26th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 26 occupational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Tuskegee in the most recent data year.
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. For our Best Overall Occupational Therapy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
