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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky, there were 266 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 178 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k.

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

#1

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$14,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

Murray State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State University are $14,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$14,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 80 degrees to qualified masters’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

Eastern also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Kentucky University are $14,500.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Eastern Kentucky University

#3

Spalding University

Louisville, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$12,286 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spalding University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 78 degrees to qualified masters’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

Spalding did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Spalding are $12,286.

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