2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $48-$75k) in Maine

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Maine, there were 126 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 126 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’s degree occupational therapy students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $48-$75k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine also took the #3 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at University of Southern Maine

#2

Husson University

Bangor, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$17,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 38 masters’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Husson, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Husson University are $17,100, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at Husson

#3

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New England. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Biddeford, Maine. It awarded 52 masters’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

UNE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNE are $28,016.

Full University of New England Occupational Therapy Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $48-$75k)

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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