Best Occupational Therapy (OT) Schools in Oceania

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 514K citations received by 21.3K 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

#6 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Australia

#7 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

#23 in the World

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

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in Australia

#30 in the World

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

6. University of Auckland

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

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

8. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in New Zealand

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

9. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in New Zealand

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

10. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in Australia

#117 in the World

Founded: 1966

11. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Occupational Therapy

#8 in Australia

#119 in the World

Founded: 1991

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Occupational Therapy

#9 in Australia

#124 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Occupational Therapy

#10 in Australia

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Occupational Therapy

#11 in Australia

#142 in the World

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

15. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Occupational Therapy

#12 in Australia

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

16. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Occupational Therapy

#13 in Australia

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Occupational Therapy

#14 in Australia

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Occupational Therapy

#15 in Australia

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Occupational Therapy

#16 in Australia

#250 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Occupational Therapy

#17 in Australia

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

21. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Occupational Therapy

#18 in Australia

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

22. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Occupational Therapy

#19 in Australia

#298 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Occupational Therapy

#20 in Australia

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

24. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in New Zealand

#324 in the World

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

25. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Occupational Therapy

#21 in Australia

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

26. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in New Zealand

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

27. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Occupational Therapy

#22 in Australia

#395 in the World

Founded: 1970

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Occupational Therapy

#23 in Australia

#418 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Occupational Therapy

#24 in Australia

#436 in the World

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

30. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Occupational Therapy

#25 in Australia

#468 in the World

Founded: 1887

31. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Occupational Therapy

#26 in Australia

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

32. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Occupational Therapy

#27 in Australia

#621 in the World

Founded: 1908

33. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Occupational Therapy

#28 in Australia

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Occupational Therapy

#29 in Australia

#629 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in New Zealand

#669 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

36. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Occupational Therapy

#30 in Australia

#672 in the World

Founded: 1990

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Occupational Therapy

#31 in Australia

#681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Occupational Therapy

#32 in Australia

#725 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Occupational Therapy

#33 in Australia

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

40. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Occupational Therapy

#34 in Australia

#814 in the World

Founded: 1967

41. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Occupational Therapy

#35 in Australia

#841 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

42. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in New Zealand

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

43. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Occupational Therapy

#36 in Australia

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

44. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Occupational Therapy

#37 in Australia

#1093 in the World

Founded: 1870

Medicine subfields in Oceania

Anatomy and Physiology49

Anesthesiology48

Bioethics/Medical Ethics42

Biomedical Engineering35

Clinical Psychology47

Critical Care Nursing47

Family medicine48

Forensic Science38

Gastroenterology and Hepatology39

Health Science50

Healthcare Management (MHA)49

Medical Physics33

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)47

Oncology and Cancer research47

Ophthalmology42

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine48

Physical Therapy47

Plastic Surgery21

Public Health53

Radiation Therapy31

Radiology and Nuclear medicine49

Respiratory Therapy36

Sonography and Ultrasound31

Sports / Exercise science45

Sports Medicine47