2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in New York

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 9,219 people earned their degree in occupational therapy/therapist, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States.

Across New York, there were 1,080 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in New York

#1

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

New York University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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