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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OT Doctorate

Carbondale, IL. Compare accreditation status, delivery format, ACOTE review timing, and NBCOT results for this occupational therapy program.

OT DoctorateAccreditationFormat not listedNBCOT 2025: 100%

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At-a-glance facts before you shortlist

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At-a-glance

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Location: Carbondale, IL
Credential: OT Doctorate
Latest NBCOT: 100% (2025)
Accreditation: Accreditation
Format: Format not listedDistance: Not listed
Next ACOTE review: 2031/2032
In-state tuition: $13,334Institution-level Scorecard
Acceptance rate: UnavailableInstitution-level Scorecard
Enrollment: UnavailableUndergraduate Scorecard
Median debt: $21,543Institution-level Scorecard

Our take

Southern Illinois University Carbondale program assessment

Southern Illinois University Carbondale has 1 matched NBCOT year, including a 100% latest result. That is useful early evidence, but it is not comparable to a complete five-year record. The published format is not specific enough to make flexibility part of the recommendation.

Why it stands out

1 matched NBCOT year is available. The latest 100% result is promising context, but the history is still too short to establish consistency.
Full ACOTE accreditation lets the decision turn on educational fit rather than uncertainty about the program's current accreditation category.

Tradeoffs that matter

Only 1 matched NBCOT year is available, so the current result cannot show how performance holds across multiple graduating cohorts.
Its #45 public value placement is a weaker institution-level cost and debt signal within the matched public-school set; it is not an overall program-quality rank.
An entry-level OTD is the longer, more intensive route to OT licensure. Its capstone and doctoral training need to matter to you; otherwise, a strong master's program may reach the same credential with less school.

What to compare next

Put this OTD beside strong master's options and compare the added doctoral time with the capstone, faculty access, and specialty opportunities you would actually use.
Use the #45 public value placement only to identify institution-level cost and debt peers; then compare program-specific curriculum, clinical emphasis, tuition, and outcomes directly.

Ranking placement

Where this program appears in The OT Index

Published placements show where this program sits nationally, with the key facts to check before shortlisting.

Public value ranking#45$13,334 in-state tuition; $21,543 median debt.

Program	OT Doctorate program
Institution type	Public
Location	School of Health Sciences, 1365 Douglas Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901
Last ACOTE on-site review	Not listed
Next ACOTE on-site review	2031/2032
Source coverage	ACOTE, NBCOT

Profile sources

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How the program's structure changes the decision

Degree level, delivery format, and accreditation timing create different kinds of value even when two programs have similar outcomes.

Degree path

This is an entry-level doctoral pathway. Compare the added time and cost against fieldwork quality, capstone fit, faculty access, and local career return.

Format fit

A campus-based format favors students who value regular access to faculty, labs, and a local cohort. The cost is less control over commute and weekly schedule than a genuinely hybrid program offers.

Accreditation review context

ACOTE lists the next review window as 2031/2032. This is scheduling context, not a quality grade; confirm the program's current status and any review outcome directly with ACOTE.

NBCOT performance

Certification exam performance history

The OT Index stores the public NBCOT school-performance rows by program type and year, then links rows to ACOTE profiles when the school name can be matched.

2025100%

Year	NBCOT school name	Program type	Passing %
2025	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	OT Doctoral-Level Programs	100%

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