OT Program Mission

Why Occupational Therapy at UW-Madison?

Occupational Therapy Program

• Occupational Therapy rated as one of the best careers in 2010 US News and World Report
• UW-Madison OT graduate school ranked 15th in the nation out of 155 OT programs in 2012 U.S. News & World Report Rankings for OT
• Distinguished faculty
• Low faculty/student ratio
• Opportunity for mentored research experience/participation

University of Wisconsin-Madison

• UW-Madison School of Education ranked 9th nationally U.S. News and World Report, 2010
• UW-Madison ranked 13th among public institutions U.S. News & World Report, America's Best College, 2011
• UW-Madison ranks 3rd largest research university National Science Foundation (NSF)
• UW-Madison ranked 9th best value among public universities Kiplinger's Personal Finance, 2011
• UW-Madison ranked 17th among world universities according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, 2010
• UW-Madison ranked 8th in the number of Ph.D.'s awarded annually Center for Measuring University Performance
• Outstanding research resources available Health Sciences Learning Center
• Strong service commitment to the community Wisconsin IDEA
• Situated on beautiful Lake Mendota
• America's "hottest" big state school Kaplan/Newsweek

Madison, Wisconsin

• Madison ranks 1st for most educated city in America Men's Health 2011
• Madison ranks among top ten in 2011 for America's Best Getaway Cities NYDailyNews.com
• Madison ranks 7th in 2009 for "Best cities: It's all about jobs" Kiplinger, 2009
• Madison, one of the best cities for riding out a recession Bloomberg Businessweek, 2008
• Ranked 3rd for Healthiest city AARP Magazine, July, 2008
• Ranked 2nd for Best City to Educate your Child Forbes, November, 2007
• Ranked best walking city Prevention, April 2007
• One of ten most eco-friendly cities in US Country Home, April, 2007