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2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
138 Degrees Awarded
$35,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 138 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 6 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in the New England Region

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized school located in Hamden, Connecticut that handed out 13 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Quinnipiac did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac are $20,090, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Quinnipiac University Occupational Therapy Report

#2

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American International College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. AIC is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIC are $12,717, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at American International College

#3

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. New England Tech is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.

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 Tech are $14,205, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New England Institute of Technology Occupational Therapy Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Bay Path is a small school located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts that handed out 10 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Bay Path also took 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Bay Path Occupational Therapy Report

#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 70 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Full Boston University Occupational Therapy Report

#5

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tufts, the school also landed 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Tufts University

#6

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

MGH Institute of Health Professions landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 34 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

MGH Institute of Health Professions not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 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 MGH Institute of Health Professions are $69,686.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at MGH Institute of Health Professions

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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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