2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Maine 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 Maine, there were 126 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 126 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in occupational therapy/therapist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great occupational therapy/therapist programs and 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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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 36 masters’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Southern Maine, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308.

Full University of Southern Maine Occupational Therapy Report

#2

Husson University

Bangor, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$17,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. Husson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Husson, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Husson are $17,100, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Husson

#3

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Biddeford, Maine, and it awarded 52 masters’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

UNE not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New England are $28,016, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at UNE

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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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