2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students 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 “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree occupational therapy students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #2 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 TWU are $14,962.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at TWU

#2

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 45 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at Northern Arizona University

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Baylor

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy (With Aid)

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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