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2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Texas

7 Ranked Colleges
336 Degrees Awarded
$17,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master's in Texas

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 Texas” 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 Texas, there were 362 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 336 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking looked at 7 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree occupational therapy students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in Texas

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Texas. UT Health San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Health San Antonio also took the #1 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Health San Antonio are $13,466.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at UT Health San Antonio

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Galveston, Texas, this small public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

UTMB Galveston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTMB Galveston are $17,500.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at The University of Texas Medical Branch

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TTUHSC also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are $19,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full TTUHSC Occupational Therapy Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 128 masters’s occupational therapy degrees to qualified students.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” 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.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at Texas Woman’s University

#5 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 #5 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Texas. The University of Texas 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 #5 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Rio Grande Valley Occupational Therapy Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s occupational therapy students in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #6. 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.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at The University of Texas at El Paso

#7 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Abilene Christian, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Abilene Christian are $23,238, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Occupational Therapy at Abilene Christian University

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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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