2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Indiana, there were 191 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 108 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,113 and $102,081 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in Indiana

#1

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$26,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.

IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at IUPUI

#2

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$39,644 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Indianapolis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k. Indianapolis, Indiana 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 46 students in 2019-2020.

UIndy also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIndy are $39,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIndy Occupational Therapy Report

#3

Huntington University

Huntington, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$11,208 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Huntington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Huntington is a private not-for-profit institution located in Huntington, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Huntington also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Huntington are $11,208, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Huntington

#4

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

Marion, Indiana

#4 in overall quality

$11,977 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. Marion, Indiana 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 15 students in 2019-2020.

IWU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global are $11,977.

Full IWU Occupational Therapy Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $30-$48k)

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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