2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Occupational Therapy for a Doctorate
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans 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 Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Occupational Therapy for a Doctorate” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,505 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Occupational Therapy for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in occupational therapy/therapist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great occupational therapy/therapist programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the occupational therapy/therapist program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Occupational Therapy for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Occupational Therapy for a Doctorate”.
Top 12 Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Occupational Therapy for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #1 spot on the list. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 21 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 52,775 students enrolled at NYU, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,388. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 George Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Occupational Therapy for a Doctorate. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 4 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, George Washington University supports 27,017 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 88%.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Occupational Therapy for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
Pitt also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 32,277 students enrolled at Pitt, 509 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 364 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,281. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Occupational Therapy for a Doctorate. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree vets studying occupational therapy list, Duquesne has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 8,830 students enrolled at Duquesne University, 219 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 127 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,403. To help with additional expenses, 43 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Duquesne University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Occupational Therapy for a Doctorate. Towson University is a large school located in Towson, Maryland that handed out 5 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Towson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 21,917 students enrolled at Towson, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,999. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Towson does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Temple University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Occupational Therapy for a Doctorate ranking. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple University, 830 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 510 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,479. To help with additional expenses, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Temple University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Temple University]](/colleges/temple-university/student-life/veterans/)
Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Occupational Therapy for a Doctorate list. Columbia is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 2 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Columbia University in the City of New York supports 30,135 students, and 739 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 467 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,069. In addition to receiving other benefits, 328 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #8, Gannon University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Occupational Therapy for a Doctorate list. Gannon University is a small school located in Erie, Pennsylvania that handed out 40 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Gannon also took the #9 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 51 of the 4,251 students enrolled at Gannon were GI Bill® students, of which 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,740. During this same period, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Gannon does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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Chatham University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Occupational Therapy for a Doctorate ranking. Chatham is a small school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 32 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Chatham not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 54 of the 2,353 students enrolled at Chatham were GI Bill® students, of which 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,888. To help with additional expenses, 10 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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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With a ranking of #10, Howard University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Occupational Therapy for a Doctorate list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s occupational therapy students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Howard, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 342 of the 10,859 students enrolled at Howard were GI Bill® students, of which 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,339. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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With a ranking of #11, University of the Sciences did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Occupational Therapy for a Doctorate list. University of the Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree vets studying occupational therapy list, USciences has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 2,375 students enrolled at USciences, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,903. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of the Sciences]](/colleges/university-of-the-sciences/student-life/veterans/)
Thomas Jefferson University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Occupational Therapy for a Doctorate ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Thomas Jefferson University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 8,286 students enrolled at Thomas Jefferson University, 65 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 42 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,572. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Thomas Jefferson University]](/colleges/thomas-jefferson-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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