2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa

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 Doctorate in Iowa” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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” 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in Iowa

#1

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$11,932 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the #1 spot on the list. Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.

Drake also took the #2 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. 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

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa list. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 66 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Ambrose University also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Ambrose University are $18,150, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Saint Ambrose University Occupational Therapy Report

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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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