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2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
138 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the New England region, there were 872 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 138 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in occupational therapy/therapist. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #2 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 70 degrees to qualified doctorate’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bay Path University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Longmeadow, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bay Path, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bay Path University are $19,235, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, American International College landed the #4 spot on the list. AIC is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 3 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

AIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at AIC are $12,717.

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#5

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Quinnipiac University is located in Hamden, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.

Quinnipiac also took the #3 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac University are $20,090, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
#5 in overall quality

New England Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. New England Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

New England Tech also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at New England Institute of Technology are $14,205, 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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