2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Occupational Therapy for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Occupational Therapy for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Occupational Therapy is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,958 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 1,046 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 118 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Occupational Therapy for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in occupational therapy/therapist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent occupational therapy/therapist programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the occupational therapy/therapist program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Occupational Therapy for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying occupational therapy.
Top 4 Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Occupational Therapy for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s occupational therapy students in 2020-2021.
Springfield College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 3,068 students enrolled at Springfield College, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Springfield College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Springfield College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Occupational Therapy for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
UNH also took the #2 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 37 of the 14,348 students enrolled at UNH were GI Bill® students, of which 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,247. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNH does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Occupational Therapy for a Bachelor’s. Worcester State University is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.
Worcester State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 117 of the 5,724 students enrolled at Worcester State were GI Bill® students, of which 49 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,630. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Worcester State offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Worcester State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American International College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Occupational Therapy for a Bachelor’s. American International College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.
AIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, AIC supports 2,612 students, and 34 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 19 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,052. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. AIC offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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