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2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
451 Degrees Awarded
$16,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 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 Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in occupational therapy/therapist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great occupational therapy/therapist programs and cost less that 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#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 Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed 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.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Occupational Therapy Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s occupational therapy degrees to 128 students in 2019-2020.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 24 masters’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Occupational Therapy Report

#4

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#11 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s occupational therapy degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

NSU also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at NSU are $10,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northeastern State University Occupational Therapy Report

#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 Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 25 masters’s occupational therapy degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#9 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 29 masters’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian also took the #9 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Abilene Christian are $23,238, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Abilene Christian

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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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