Occupational Therapy Therapist

A program that prepares individuals to assist patients limited by physical, cognitive, psychosocial, mental, developmental, and learning disabilities, as well as adverse environmental conditions, to maximize their independence and maintain optimum health through a planned mix of acquired skills, performance motivation, environmental adaptations, assistive technologies, and physical agents. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, psychology, sociology, patient assessment and evaluation, standardized and non-standardized tests and measurements, assistive and rehabilitative technologies, ergonomics, environmental health, special education, vocational counseling, health education and promotion, and professional standards and ethics.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 215 institutions across the United States, with a total of 30786 degrees awarded annually.

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

612

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

6,059

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

3,432

degrees awarded

Other Awards

20,597

awards given

Top Schools for Occupational Therapy Therapist

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences San Marcos, CA	1,863
2	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	861
3	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	480
4	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	417
5	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	390
6	Creighton University Omaha, NE	351
7	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	333
8	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	324
9	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	306
10	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	303
11	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	294
12	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	288
13	College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE	276
14	Gannon University Erie, PA	276
15	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	276
16	West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies Los Angeles, CA	276
17	Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA	273
18	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL	270
19	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	264
20	Shenandoah University Winchester, VA	264
21	Keuka College Keuka Park, NY	261
22	Boston University Boston, MA	252
23	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	252
24	D'Youville University Buffalo, NY	240
25	Mount Mary University Milwaukee, WI	237
26	Baylor University Waco, TX	228
27	Belmont University Nashville, TN	228
28	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston, TX	219
29	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX	219
30	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	216
31	San Jose State University San Jose, CA	213
32	Salus University Elkins Park, PA	207
33	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	204
34	Saint Francis University Loretto, PA	204
35	Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA	204
36	Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory, NC	201
37	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	201
38	Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA	198
39	New York University New York, NY	195
40	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	195
41	Brenau University Gainesville, GA	192
42	Stanbridge University Irvine, CA	189
43	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	186
44	Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC	183
45	Misericordia University Dallas, PA	183
46	Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA	183
47	Drake University Des Moines, IA	180
48	Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT	180
49	Springfield College Springfield, MA	180
50	University of Scranton Scranton, PA	177
51	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	177
52	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	177
53	Alvernia University Reading, PA	177
54	Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI	174
55	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	171
56	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	171
57	Touro University New York, NY	165
58	Utica University Utica, NY	162
59	American International College Springfield, MA	159
60	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	159
61	Worcester State University Worcester, MA	159
62	University of New England Biddeford, ME	156
63	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	156
64	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	156
65	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	156
66	Towson University Towson, MD	153
67	Midwestern University-Downers Grove Downers Grove, IL	150
68	MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston, MA	150
69	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	147
70	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	147
71	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	147
72	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	147
73	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	147
74	Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA	144
75	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	144
76	Long Island University Brookville, NY	144
77	New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI	144
78	Spalding University Louisville, KY	141
79	Florida International University Miami, FL	141
80	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	141
81	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	138
82	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	138
83	MCPHS University Boston, MA	138
84	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	135
85	Augusta University Augusta, GA	135
86	A T Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville, MO	135
87	Russell Sage College Troy, NY	135
88	Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH	132
89	St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN	132
90	University of Mary Bismarck, ND	132
91	Barry University Miami, FL	129
92	Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI	129
93	Huntington University Huntington, IN	129
94	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	126
95	Husson University Bangor, ME	126
96	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	123
97	The University of Findlay Findlay, OH	123
98	Radford University Radford, VA	123
99	Samuel Merritt University Oakland, CA	120
100	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	120