2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $0-$30k) in South Dakota

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 9,219 people earned their degree in occupational therapy/therapist, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States.

Across South Dakota, there were 35 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent occupational therapy/therapist programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the occupational therapy/therapist program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota doctor’s degree occupational therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $0-$30k) in South Dakota

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #1 spot on the list. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 35 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at University of South Dakota

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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