2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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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 the Southwest region, there were 532 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 67 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the occupational therapy/therapist program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree occupational therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 8 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full TWU Occupational Therapy Report

#2

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree occupational therapy students whose families make $0-$30k list, NAU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at NAU

#3

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$36,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #1 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Baylor University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $0-$30k)

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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