Best Occupational Therapy (OT) Schools in Oceania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Occupational Therapy. A graph of 663K citations received by 22.9K academic papers made by 44 universities in Oceania was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Australia

#3 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Australia

#6 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Australia

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in Australia

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in Australia

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

6. University of Auckland

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in New Zealand

#59 in the World

Founded: 1883

7. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in Australia

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

8. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in Australia

#106 in the World

Founded: 1991

9. University of Otago

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in New Zealand

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

10. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Occupational Therapy

#8 in Australia

#109 in the World

Founded: 1966

11. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in New Zealand

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Occupational Therapy

#9 in Australia

#119 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Occupational Therapy

#10 in Australia

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Occupational Therapy

#11 in Australia

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

15. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Occupational Therapy

#12 in Australia

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

16. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Occupational Therapy

#13 in Australia

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

17. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Occupational Therapy

#14 in Australia

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

18. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Occupational Therapy

#15 in Australia

#239 in the World

Founded: 1887

19. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Occupational Therapy

#16 in Australia

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Occupational Therapy

#17 in Australia

#257 in the World

Founded: 1965

21. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Occupational Therapy

#18 in Australia

#265 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Wellington

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in New Zealand

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

23. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Occupational Therapy

#19 in Australia

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

24. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Occupational Therapy

#20 in Australia

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

25. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Occupational Therapy

#21 in Australia

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

26. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Occupational Therapy

#22 in Australia

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

27. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Occupational Therapy

#23 in Australia

#386 in the World

Founded: 1970

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Occupational Therapy

#24 in Australia

#418 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Massey University

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in New Zealand

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

30. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Occupational Therapy

#25 in Australia

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

31. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Occupational Therapy

#26 in Australia

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

32. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Occupational Therapy

#27 in Australia

#596 in the World

Founded: 1987

33. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Occupational Therapy

#28 in Australia

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1967

34. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Occupational Therapy

#29 in Australia

#655 in the World

Founded: 1908

35. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Occupational Therapy

#30 in Australia

#692 in the World

Founded: 1989

36. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Occupational Therapy

#31 in Australia

#725 in the World

Founded: 1990

37. University of Canterbury

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in New Zealand

#732 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Occupational Therapy

#32 in Australia

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

39. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Occupational Therapy

#33 in Australia

#827 in the World

Founded: 1967

40. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Occupational Therapy

#34 in Australia

#863 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

41. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Occupational Therapy

#35 in Australia

#871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

42. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Occupational Therapy

#36 in Australia

#1018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

43. University of Waikato

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in New Zealand

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 10,537
Founded: 1964

44. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Occupational Therapy

#37 in Australia

#1054 in the World

Founded: 1870

Medicine subfields in Oceania

Anatomy and Physiology49

Anesthesiology48

Bioethics/Medical Ethics42

Biomedical Engineering36

Clinical Psychology47

Critical Care Nursing47

Family medicine48

Forensic Science38

Gastroenterology and Hepatology40

Health Science50

Healthcare Management (MHA)49

Medical Physics31

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)47

Oncology and Cancer research48

Ophthalmology43

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine48

Physical Therapy48

Plastic Surgery22

Public Health53

Radiation Therapy34

Radiology and Nuclear medicine49

Respiratory Therapy36

Sonography and Ultrasound32

Sports / Exercise science45

Sports Medicine47