2025 Best Occupational Therapy Doctor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

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 reviewed 3 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of occupational therapy. Combined, these schools handed out 102 doctor's degrees in occupational therapy to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to occupational therapy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other occupational therapy students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized occupational therapy related body.

Our complete 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Arkansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Occupational Therapy in Arkansas

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

Top Arkansas Schools for a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy

1

University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

49 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Central Arkansas if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in occupational therapy. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from University of Central Arkansas

2

Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Jonesboro, AR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Arkansas State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in occupational therapy. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from Arkansas State University - Main Campus

3

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in occupational therapy has to check out University of Arkansas. UARK is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Fayetteville.More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy from University of Arkansas

Best Occupational Therapy Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Occupational Therapy Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	57
North Carolina	190	1
Georgia	190	5
Virginia	182	81
Mississippi	154	32
Tennessee	150	62
Louisiana	146	0
Alabama	139	7
South Carolina	135	12
Kentucky	119	20

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Occupational Therapy Related Rankings by Major

One of 16 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Occupational Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist	137

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.