2025 Best Occupational Therapy Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana

Ranked #15 in popularity, occupational therapy is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Occupational Therapy Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 160 doctor's degrees in occupational therapy during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Occupational Therapy School for Your Doctor's Degree

The occupational therapy doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on occupational therapy students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of occupational therapy students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized occupational therapy related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for occupational therapy students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Occupational Therapy Schools

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Occupational Therapy in Indiana

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in occupational therapy.

Top Indiana Schools for a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy

1

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in occupational therapy. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

2

University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

59 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in occupational therapy needs to check out University of Indianapolis. UIndy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Indianapolis.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from University of Indianapolis

3

Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Indiana Wesleyan University is a good decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in occupational therapy. Located in the distant town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from Indiana Wesleyan University

4

Huntington University
Huntington, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in occupational therapy has to take a look at Huntington University. Huntington is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Huntington.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from Huntington University

Best Occupational Therapy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Occupational Therapy Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	70
Ohio	253	99
Wisconsin	163	22

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Rankings in Majors Related to Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy is one of 16 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist	268

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver. More about our data sources and methodologies.