2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in Pennsylvania (With Aid)
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2019-2020, 9,219 people earned their degree in occupational therapy/therapist, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 964 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 199 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in occupational therapy/therapist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great occupational therapy/therapist programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid.
Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in Pennsylvania (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gannon University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Gannon University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Erie, Pennsylvania. It awarded 36 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
Gannon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Gannon University are $20,660.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 48 degrees to qualified doctorate’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.
Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 34 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
Thomas Jefferson University also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas Jefferson University are $21,978, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Thomas Jefferson University Occupational Therapy Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Misericordia University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. Misericordia University is a small school located in Dallas, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
Misericordia University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Misericordia University are $37,390.
With a ranking of #6, University of the Sciences did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. USciences is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 13 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
USciences also took the #3 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Sciences are $30,168.
Chatham University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.
Chatham also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chatham are $18,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #8, Duquesne University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
Duquesne did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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