I am an OTR and have been practicing for over 30 years. I can tell you that OT has always been and continues to be a very competitive program to be accepted into. As graduate degrees become necessary to practice , it has become more competitive to be admitted to programs. All OT programs are accredited by AOTA. As someone who has mentored and supervised OT students from all over the country, I’ve not noticed much difference in the caliber of students from well known schools vs lesser known schools .