2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

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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 the Southeast region, there were 1,739 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 75 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$17,293 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern is $17,293 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Occupational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Eastern Kentucky University

#2

Louisiana College

Pineville, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$14,161 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Pineville, Louisiana, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,161 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Occupational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Louisiana College.

Full Louisiana College Occupational Therapy Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $75-$110k)

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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