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DISCLAIMER!!! This is a cut & paste of my bookmarks from Peterson's website. So the list has schools I was considering anyways (ones in TX, VA or that offer entry OTD). Other schools may have low acceptance rates, but also list a low minimum required GPA. Or a low number of required prereqs. Or count "qualitative factors" like essay, interview and recommendations.
I posted this list partly because I want people to help me research these schools and it is too long to do by myself.
One of the threads on here suggested looking at petersons.com to see graduate school information like admissions percentages.
I went through all their OT schools in the US and looked at the statistics for percentage admitted (greater than 60%) or minimum GPA (less than 3.0), where it was relevant. Granted, a school might have a higher admissions rate because they are a top program and have a long list of pre-requisites, so people are discouraged from applying. Or schools with low minimum GPA might have a low acceptance rate because so many people with lowish GPA's apply.
I saved off a list of schools on Peterson's. Not all of those on this list fit either category, because I left in all the schools I was already considering (in Virginia and Texas), and left in some of the schools that were OT Doctorates. Plus some of the admission statistics look strange, because I'm pretty sure VCU had more than 21 applicants.
But here's the list I came up with.
University of Pittsburgh (Master's Programs in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (School of Health Professions), San Antonio, Texas
University of South Alabama (Department of Occupational Therapy), Mobile, Alabama
University of Puget Sound (Occupational Therapy Program), Tacoma, Washington
University of Southern California (Graduate Programs in Occupational Therapy), Los Angeles, California
University of Southern Maine (Program in Occupational Therapy), Lewiston, Maine
University of Mississippi Medical Center (Department of Occupational Therapy), Jackson, Mississippi
Rush University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Chicago, Illinois
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Program in Occupational Therapy), Lubbock, Texas
Springfield College (Program in Occupational Therapy), Springfield, Massachusetts,
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (Department of Occupational Therapy), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
University of Mary (Program in Occupational Therapy), Bismarck, North Dakota
Jefferson College of Health Sciences (Program in Occupational Therapy), Roanoke, Virginia
University of New Hampshire (Department of Occupational Therapy), Durham, New Hampshire
American International College (Program in Occupational Therapy), Springfield, Massachusetts
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (Program in Occupational Therapy), Birmingham, Alabama
Eastern Michigan University (Program in Occupational Therapy), Ypsilanti, Michigan
East Carolina University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Greenville, North Carolina
Midwestern University, Downers Grove Campus (Program in Occupational Therapy), Downers Grove, Illinois
Virginia Commonwealth University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Richmond, Virginia,
The University of Texas at El Paso (Program in Occupational Therapy), El Paso, Texas
St. Ambrose University (Program in Occupational Therapy), Davenport, Iowa
James Madison University (Program in Occupational Therapy), Harrisonburg, Virginia
Philadelphia University (Program in Occupational Therapy), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Xavier University (Occupational Therapy Program), Cincinnati, Ohio
Eastern Washington University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Cheney, Washington
Misericordia University (Program in Occupational Therapy), Dallas, Pennsylvania
Saint Louis University (Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy), St. Louis, Missouri
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (Division of Occupational Therapy), St. Augustine, Florida
Thomas Jefferson University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
New York Institute of Technology (Program in Occupational Therapy), Old Westbury, New York
Washington University in St. Louis (Program in Occupational Therapy ), Saint Louis, Missouri
Shenandoah University (Division of Occupational Therapy), Winchester, Virginia
Tufts University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Medford, Massachusetts
University of Central Arkansas (Department of Occupational Therapy), Conway, Arkansas
Lenoir,Rhyne University (School of Occupational Therapy), Hickory, North Carolina
The University of Texas,Pan American (Department of Occupational Therapy), Edinburg, Texas
Colorado State University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Fort Collins, Colorado
The University of Toledo (Program in Occupational Therapy), Toledo, Ohio
Seton Hall University (Program in Occupational Therapy ), South Orange, New Jersey,
University of Illinois at Chicago (Department of Occupational Therapy), Chicago, Illinois
D'Youville College (Occupational Therapy Department), Buffalo, New York
The University of South Dakota (Department of Occupational Therapy), Vermillion, South Dakota
Winston,Salem State University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Winston,Salem, North Carolina
Sacred Heart University (Program in Occupational Therapy), Fairfield, Connecticut
The College of St. Scholastica (Department of Occupational Therapy), Duluth, Minnesota
Governors State University (Program in Occupational Therapy), University Park, Illinois
Bay Path College (Program in Occupational Therapy), Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (Department of Occupational Therapy), New Orleans, Louisiana
Samuel Merritt University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Oakland, California
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan,
I posted this list partly because I want people to help me research these schools and it is too long to do by myself.
One of the threads on here suggested looking at petersons.com to see graduate school information like admissions percentages.
I went through all their OT schools in the US and looked at the statistics for percentage admitted (greater than 60%) or minimum GPA (less than 3.0), where it was relevant. Granted, a school might have a higher admissions rate because they are a top program and have a long list of pre-requisites, so people are discouraged from applying. Or schools with low minimum GPA might have a low acceptance rate because so many people with lowish GPA's apply.
I saved off a list of schools on Peterson's. Not all of those on this list fit either category, because I left in all the schools I was already considering (in Virginia and Texas), and left in some of the schools that were OT Doctorates. Plus some of the admission statistics look strange, because I'm pretty sure VCU had more than 21 applicants.
But here's the list I came up with.
University of Pittsburgh (Master's Programs in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (School of Health Professions), San Antonio, Texas
University of South Alabama (Department of Occupational Therapy), Mobile, Alabama
University of Puget Sound (Occupational Therapy Program), Tacoma, Washington
University of Southern California (Graduate Programs in Occupational Therapy), Los Angeles, California
University of Southern Maine (Program in Occupational Therapy), Lewiston, Maine
University of Mississippi Medical Center (Department of Occupational Therapy), Jackson, Mississippi
Rush University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Chicago, Illinois
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Program in Occupational Therapy), Lubbock, Texas
Springfield College (Program in Occupational Therapy), Springfield, Massachusetts,
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (Department of Occupational Therapy), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
University of Mary (Program in Occupational Therapy), Bismarck, North Dakota
Jefferson College of Health Sciences (Program in Occupational Therapy), Roanoke, Virginia
University of New Hampshire (Department of Occupational Therapy), Durham, New Hampshire
American International College (Program in Occupational Therapy), Springfield, Massachusetts
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (Program in Occupational Therapy), Birmingham, Alabama
Eastern Michigan University (Program in Occupational Therapy), Ypsilanti, Michigan
East Carolina University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Greenville, North Carolina
Midwestern University, Downers Grove Campus (Program in Occupational Therapy), Downers Grove, Illinois
Virginia Commonwealth University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Richmond, Virginia,
The University of Texas at El Paso (Program in Occupational Therapy), El Paso, Texas
St. Ambrose University (Program in Occupational Therapy), Davenport, Iowa
James Madison University (Program in Occupational Therapy), Harrisonburg, Virginia
Philadelphia University (Program in Occupational Therapy), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Xavier University (Occupational Therapy Program), Cincinnati, Ohio
Eastern Washington University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Cheney, Washington
Misericordia University (Program in Occupational Therapy), Dallas, Pennsylvania
Saint Louis University (Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy), St. Louis, Missouri
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (Division of Occupational Therapy), St. Augustine, Florida
Thomas Jefferson University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
New York Institute of Technology (Program in Occupational Therapy), Old Westbury, New York
Washington University in St. Louis (Program in Occupational Therapy ), Saint Louis, Missouri
Shenandoah University (Division of Occupational Therapy), Winchester, Virginia
Tufts University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Medford, Massachusetts
University of Central Arkansas (Department of Occupational Therapy), Conway, Arkansas
Lenoir,Rhyne University (School of Occupational Therapy), Hickory, North Carolina
The University of Texas,Pan American (Department of Occupational Therapy), Edinburg, Texas
Colorado State University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Fort Collins, Colorado
The University of Toledo (Program in Occupational Therapy), Toledo, Ohio
Seton Hall University (Program in Occupational Therapy ), South Orange, New Jersey,
University of Illinois at Chicago (Department of Occupational Therapy), Chicago, Illinois
D'Youville College (Occupational Therapy Department), Buffalo, New York
The University of South Dakota (Department of Occupational Therapy), Vermillion, South Dakota
Winston,Salem State University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Winston,Salem, North Carolina
Sacred Heart University (Program in Occupational Therapy), Fairfield, Connecticut
The College of St. Scholastica (Department of Occupational Therapy), Duluth, Minnesota
Governors State University (Program in Occupational Therapy), University Park, Illinois
Bay Path College (Program in Occupational Therapy), Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (Department of Occupational Therapy), New Orleans, Louisiana
Samuel Merritt University (Department of Occupational Therapy), Oakland, California
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan,
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