Top Occupational Therapy Schools

Occupational therapy help children with learning disabilities, people recovering from injury, and elderly adults adjusting to changes in health. Majoring in occupational therapy is becoming increasingly more common, and with the job outlook becoming better many schools now offer an occupational therapy degree.

• There are many good occupational therapy schools. Some top universities offering this program are Boston University, Washington University of St. Louis, and University of Southern California.


• To get into these top occupational therapy schools you must have a good SAT or ACT score. A score of at least a 28 on the ACT and a 1300 on the SAT is an important component of your application to these schools. They may also ask you for an essay.


• To get a better idea of which top occupational therapy school would be the best fit for you, contact the professors in the department. Talking to them about what the program has to offer and what it is like will give you a better idea of what it would be like learning from that school. Be sure to ask about involvement in activities related to the subject, what the classroom environment is like, and about internship opportunities. The teacher may allow you to sit in on a class if you ask.


• These schools have expensive tuition and rooming rates, so be sure to look at what scholarships they offer and have this being a part of your decision when choosing your occupational therapy school.