by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for occupational therapy students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 541 doctor's degrees in occupational therapy during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of occupational therapy for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality occupational therapy program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for occupational therapy students working on their doctor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Occupational Therapy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in occupational therapy.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in occupational therapy. IUPUI is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Indianapolis.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
It is difficult to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in occupational therapy. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from Ohio State University - Main Campus
It's difficult to beat Western Michigan University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in occupational therapy. WMU is a large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from Western Michigan University
Concordia University, Wisconsin is a good option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in occupational therapy. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Mequon.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from Concordia University, Wisconsin
Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from University of Illinois at Chicago
Located in the city of Indianapolis, UIndy is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from University of Indianapolis
Findlay is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Findlay.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from The University of Findlay
Rush University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from Rush University
IWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Marion.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from Indiana Wesleyan University
Cleveland State University is a large public university located in the city of Cleveland.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from Cleveland State University
Explore the best occupational therapy colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .
One of 16 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Occupational Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | 1,669 |
| Rehabilitation Science | 7 |
| Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 4 |
| Art Therapy | 3 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling | 3 |
