2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in Texas

Ranked #24 in popularity, occupational therapy/therapist is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the most popular for occupational therapy/therapist students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22 doctor's degrees in occupational therapy/therapist during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Occupational Therapy School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in occupational therapy matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in Texas ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for occupational therapy/therapist, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for occupational therapy/therapist.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Occupational Therapy in Texas

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist.

Most Well Attended Schools for Occupational Therapy Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Baylor University
Waco, TX

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Baylor University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Waco. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in occupational therapy/therapist in Texas.

There were roughly 9 occupational therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy/therapist from Baylor University

2

Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Texas Woman's University is a popular choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist. TWU is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in occupational therapy/therapist in Texas.

There were about 8 occupational therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy/therapist from Texas Woman’s University

3

The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of Texas Medical Branch if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist. UTMB Galveston is a small public university located in the town of Galveston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in occupational therapy/therapist in Texas.

There were roughly 5 occupational therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UTMB Galveston in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy/therapist from The University of Texas Medical Branch

4

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in occupational therapy/therapist has to take a look at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public university with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in occupational therapy/therapist from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Best Occupational Therapy Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	165	36
Oklahoma	123	0

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Occupational Therapy Related Rankings by Major

Occupational Therapy is one of 13 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist	724
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	3
Rehabilitation Science	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver. More about our data sources and methodologies.