Find Occupational Therapy Schools & Programs.
Compare OT and OTA degrees, certificates, and professional education across the United States.
Every listing links to an official source. Coverage is built state by state and is not exhaustive. How listings are researched
Choose your pathway
Occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and aides are different roles with different education. Pick the pathway first; the qualifications follow.
Entry-level master’s and doctoral programs that prepare students for initial entry into the OT profession.
373 entry-level OT programs →
Associate and bachelor’s-level programs that prepare students for the OTA role.
180 OTA programs →
Pre-OT and occupational science bachelor’s pathways. They lead toward later professional study and do not qualify anyone to practice on their own.
30 pre-OT programs →
Post-professional master’s, OTD and certificate programs for people who are already occupational therapists or assistants.
51 post-professional programs →
PhD and other research degrees with a documented occupational therapy or occupational science focus.
16 research programs →
Browse qualifications
An entry-level OTD, a post-professional OTD and a PhD are different qualifications. So are an academic certificate and NBCOT certification.
Associate degrees in occupational therapy assistant study and related pre-professional associate pathways, each with its exact award title and…
164 programs →
Programs intended to prepare students for entry into the occupational therapy assistant profession, with ACOTE status shown as the program records…
180 programs →
Official, formally named pre-occupational therapy tracks and preparatory degrees that lead toward later professional study.
30 programs →
Degrees in occupational science, the study of occupation and participation. Some prepare students for later OT study; others are research degrees.
11 programs →
Master’s degrees in occupational therapy: entry-level MOT, MSOT and other officially named awards, plus post-professional master’s programs for…
186 programs →
Entry-level occupational therapy doctorate programs intended to prepare students for initial entry into the profession, with accreditation status,…
191 programs →
Doctoral programs for already qualified occupational therapists. They advance practice, leadership, education or scholarship and do not lead to…
39 programs →
PhDs and other research degrees with a formally documented occupational therapy or occupational science focus.
17 programs →
Academic certificates, post-professional certificates and structured continuing education in occupational therapy, labelled by kind and prerequisite.
14 programs →
Programs that combine a bachelor’s degree with a master’s or doctorate in occupational therapy. Both awards are shown and the professional phase is…
66 programs →
Verified bridge programs for occupational therapy assistants who want to continue toward occupational therapist education.
16 programs →
No verified listings yet: Diplomas. A category with no verified program is a research gap, not proof that none exists.
Online and hybrid
210 verified programs deliver coursework online or in a hybrid format, 45 with online coursework. Entry-level OT and OTA programs still require in-person fieldwork and often labs, and an online program from a university in one state is not automatically open to students in every state. Each listing shows these separately.
Selected schools and programs
Verified programs with the most published facts, one per school. A sample for browsing, not a ranking and not an endorsement.
Entry-level OTMaster’s degree
Point Loma Nazarene University · San Diego, California
Entry-level OTMaster’s degree
Stanbridge University · Alhambra, California
Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
University of New Haven · West Haven, Connecticut
Entry-level OTMaster’s degree
Abilene Christian University · Abilene, Texas
Browse all states
A state counts a program only when it is taught on a campus there. 51 states and districts currently have verified programs; the others are research gaps, not empty states.
Best programs
Unranked selections for entry-level OT, OTA, post-professional and online programs, built from stated criteria and dated sources. We publish no scores, acceptance rates or salary figures, and sponsorship cannot buy inclusion.
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Tuition and scholarships
43 programs have published tuition, recorded with basis (per credit, per year or whole program), student category and academic year, and 2 list funding. Fees are never added up or ranked.
Guides
Short guides based on current official sources: ACOTE, AOTA, NBCOT and state licensing boards. They explain the rules; they are not legal or licensing advice.
Admissions and fieldworkAccreditation and licensureApplying through OTCASOnline coursework and in-person fieldworkUnderstanding ACOTE accreditationTuition and fundingAll guides
Method
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Each program is found on the school’s own page with its exact award title, and checked against the accreditor’s record.
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Entry-level OT, OTA, post-professional, pre-OT, research and certificate programs are never mixed.
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Each fact carries a page address and a short quote, and a script checks the quote against the live page.
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Unpublished information is shown as not published. Nothing is estimated or filled in.
Editorial methodologyCorrections and sourcesSponsorship disclosure
Dedicated occupational therapy and OTA programs, formally named pre-OT pathways, occupational science, post-professional programs, research degrees and relevant academic certificates in the United States. Generic health degrees with no named OT pathway, physical therapy programs and informal webinars are excluded.
No. Accreditation covers a specific program, NBCOT certification applies to a person, and licensure is set by each state. A degree alone does not grant a license, and admission does not guarantee eligibility. See the accreditation guide.
Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants are separate professional roles with separate education. An OT aide is a support role, and aide training is not preparation for either profession.
Coursework may be online, but entry-level programs include fieldwork and often labs in person. Every listing shows coursework delivery, campus attendance and in-person requirements separately.
No. They are unranked editorial selections built from stated criteria and dated sources. Sponsorship cannot buy a place in them.
No. All 50 states and Washington, DC are in scope, but research proceeds in batches. Each state page shows its research status, and “no verified program found” never means none exists.
For schools
Listings are free and factual. Schools can submit a missing program, claim a profile, request a correction, or sponsor a clearly labeled placement. Sponsorship never affects verification or editorial selections.
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