by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 9,958 people earned their degree in occupational therapy/therapist, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 1,046 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 738 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in occupational therapy/therapist. To top this list, a school must have a successful occupational therapy/therapist program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree occupational therapy students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bay Path University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 162 diplomas to qualified masters’s occupational therapy students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hamden, Connecticut. It awarded 85 masters’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the #3 spot on the list. Sacred Heart University is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 59 masters’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified masters’s occupational therapy students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New England. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s. Biddeford, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s occupational therapy degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 45 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Tufts University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. Tufts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
American International College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. American International College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 masters’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.
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Worcester State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 42 masters’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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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Springfield College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 41 masters’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
New England Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. New England Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Southern Maine landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Salem State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Salem, Massachusetts, and it awarded 17 masters’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Husson University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Husson is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 14 masters’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Boston University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Occupational Therapy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 73 masters’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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