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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in the New England Region (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
97 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 New England region, there were 872 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 97 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the occupational therapy/therapist program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Worcester State University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree occupational therapy students with aid list, Worcester State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $19,492 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Occupational Therapy students with aid per year to attend Worcester State.

Full Worcester State University Occupational Therapy Report

#2

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Salem State University is located in Salem, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.

Salem State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $18,399 for new england region bachelor’s degree occupational therapy students with aid per year to attend Salem State University.

Full Salem State University Occupational Therapy Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNH is $24,067 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Occupational Therapy students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#4

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree occupational therapy students with aid list, Springfield College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $30,134 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Occupational Therapy students with aid per year to attend Springfield College.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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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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