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2022 Best Vallue Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
451 Degrees Awarded
$16,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Occupational Therapy is the 84th most popular major in the country with 9,219 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 532 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 451 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 6 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the occupational therapy/therapist program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 31 masters’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #7 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at UT Rio Grande Valley

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 128 masters’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962.

Full TWU Occupational Therapy Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. The University of Texas at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at UTEP

#4

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.

NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NSU are $10,600.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at Northeastern State University

#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#9 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Abilene, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified masters’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Abilene Christian are $23,238.

Full Abilene Christian 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%.

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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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