2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in Missouri (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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

Across Missouri, there were 291 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,755 and $111,628 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” 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.

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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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri doctor’s degree occupational therapy students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in Missouri (With Aid)

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 16 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

Full Mizzou Occupational Therapy Report

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Saint Louis University Occupational Therapy Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (With Aid)

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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