2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Occupational Therapy is the 84th most popular major in the country with 9,219 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across District of Columbia, there were 50 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in occupational therapy/therapist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality occupational therapy/therapist programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree occupational therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$14,580 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Trinity College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity College are $14,580.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s occupational therapy degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree occupational therapy students whose families make $0-$30k list, Howard has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver.

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