2026 Best Occupational Therapy/Therapist Schools in Rhode Island

Occupational Therapy/Therapist degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools to find the best for occupational therapy/therapist students.

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• Best Occupational Therapy/Therapist Schools in Rhode Island

Best Schools for Occupational Therapy/Therapist in Rhode Island

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the occupational therapy/therapist degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Occupational Therapy/Therapist

1

New England Institute Of Technology
East Greenwich, RI

48 Occupational Therapy/Therapist Degrees Awarded

$66,033 Median Starting Salary

No school ranked higher than New England Institute Of Technology this year for occupational therapy/therapist. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Institute Of Technology is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. There were roughly 48 occupational therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at New England Institute Of Technology in the most recent data year. Students who receive their occupational therapy/therapist degree from New England Institute Of Technology earn around $66,033 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $24,586. See the full occupational therapy/therapist program report for New England Institute Of Technology

2

Johnson And Wales University Providence
Providence, RI

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Occupational Therapy/Therapist Degrees Awarded

$45,920 Median Starting Salary

Students looking for a strong occupational therapy/therapist program will find one at Johnson And Wales University Providence, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Providence, Johnson And Wales University Providence is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. Roughly 50% of students complete a degree within six years here. Johnson And Wales University Providence awarded about 21 occupational therapy/therapist degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their occupational therapy/therapist degree from Johnson And Wales University Providence earn around $45,920 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $26,350 to complete this degree. See the full occupational therapy/therapist program report for Johnson And Wales University Providence

Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

• 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.