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2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
317 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Occupational Therapy is the 84th most popular major in the country with 9,219 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 935 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 317 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 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 cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the occupational therapy/therapist program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 16 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at Mizzou

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

SLU also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Catherine University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. St. Kate’s is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.

St. Kate’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St Catherine University are $17,400.

Full St. Kate’s Occupational Therapy Report

#4

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Vermillion, South Dakota, and it awarded 35 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637.

Full University of South Dakota Occupational Therapy Report

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

Full KU Occupational Therapy Report

#6

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

Saint Ambrose University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Davenport, Iowa, and it awarded 66 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree occupational therapy students whose families make $0-$30k list, St. Ambrose University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Ambrose University are $18,150.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Saint Ambrose University

#7

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#2 in overall quality

Creighton University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Omaha, Nebraska 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 128 students in 2019-2020.

Creighton also took the #2 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at Creighton

#8

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

Drake University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drake, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drake University are $11,932, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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