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2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $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 the Plains States Region 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 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 $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in occupational therapy/therapist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent occupational therapy/therapist programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the occupational therapy/therapist program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree occupational therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k. University of Missouri - Columbia 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 Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Catherine 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 $30-$48k. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Kate’s, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St Catherine University are $17,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree occupational therapy students whose families make $30-$48k list, KU has also earned the #4 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 KU are $25,007.

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#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Vermillion, South Dakota, and it awarded 35 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 $30-$48k list, USD has also earned the #7 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 USD are $12,637.

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#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 $30-$48k ranking. Saint Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Davenport, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 66 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Ambrose University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Ambrose University are $18,150, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Creighton University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 128 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.

Creighton also took the #2 spot 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 Creighton University are $18,528.

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#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 $30-$48k list. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 34 degrees to qualified doctorate’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree occupational therapy students whose families make $30-$48k list, Drake has also earned the #5 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 Drake University are $11,932.

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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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