2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in occupational therapy/therapist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent occupational therapy/therapist programs, but they also cost less that 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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree occupational therapy students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full TWU Occupational Therapy Report

#2

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. 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.

NAU also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northern Arizona University Occupational Therapy Report

#3

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$36,936 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #3 spot on the 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at Baylor University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $48-$75k)

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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