2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Nebraska, there were 214 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in occupational therapy/therapist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality occupational therapy/therapist programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska master’s degree occupational therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska

#1

College of Saint Mary

Omaha, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$17,124 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Mary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s occupational therapy degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

Saint Mary also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at College of Saint Mary are $17,124, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full College of Saint Mary Occupational Therapy Report

#2

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health

Omaha, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$12,438 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k. Nebraska Methodist College is a small school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 24 masters’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Nebraska Methodist College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health are $12,438, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Nebraska Methodist College Occupational Therapy Report

#3

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska

$18,528 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k list. Creighton University is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.

Creighton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton University are $18,528.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Creighton

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

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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