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2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

10 Ranked Colleges
532 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$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.

For this year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region occupational therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Occupational Therapy (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Oklahoma City Community College is a fairly large school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 10 ’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

OCCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma City Community College is $11,234 for Southwest Region Occupational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Oklahoma City Community College

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #2 spot on the list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s occupational therapy degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $11,400 for Southwest Region Occupational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Occupational Therapy Report

#3

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Plains College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Levelland, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s occupational therapy degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region occupational therapy students whose families make $75-$110k list, South Plains College has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,574 for southwest region occupational therapy students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend South Plains College.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at South Plains College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 136 ’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $14,134 for Southwest Region Occupational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas Woman’s University.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Texas Woman’s University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 24 ’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,123 for Southwest Region Occupational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas at El Paso.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at UTEP

#6

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Northeastern State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s occupational therapy degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

NSU also took the #15 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,029 for southwest region occupational therapy students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northeastern State University.

Full NSU Occupational Therapy Report

#7

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

With a ranking of #7, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Northern Arizona University is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,535 for Southwest Region Occupational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northern Arizona University.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at NAU

#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

With a ranking of #8, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified ’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #14 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNM is $18,920 for Southwest Region Occupational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at UNM

With a ranking of #9, Abilene Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Abilene Christian is $26,902 for Southwest Region Occupational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Abilene Christian University

#10

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 9 ’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baylor is $35,300 for southwest region occupational therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Baylor 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%.

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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