2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Occupational Therapy is the 84th most popular major in the country with 9,219 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Iowa, there were 132 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 100 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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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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 Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa doctor’s degree occupational therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $75-$110k) in Iowa

#1

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$18,150 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Ambrose University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Davenport, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 66 degrees to qualified doctorate’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Ambrose University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Ambrose University are $18,150, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at St. Ambrose University

#2

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$11,932 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k list. Drake University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 34 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Drake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drake are $11,932, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Drake University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’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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