2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

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 Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Far Western US region, there were 1,257 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree occupational therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, California

#2 in overall quality

$20,328 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno Pacific University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fresno, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fresno Pacific, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $20,328 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Occupational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Fresno Pacific University.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Fresno Pacific University

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$30,858 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $30,858 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Occupational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend USC.

The low student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full USC Occupational Therapy Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $75-$110k)

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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