21 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools in Texas

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Occupational Therapy. A graph of 136K citations received by 3.24K academic papers made by 21 universities in Texas was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Occupational Therapy

#29 in the United States

#36 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,484
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1891

2. University of Texas at Austin

For Occupational Therapy

#38 in the United States

#47 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

3. Baylor College of Medicine

For Occupational Therapy

#41 in the United States

#51 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,596
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1900

4. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Occupational Therapy

#64 in the United States

#79 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,499
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1959

5. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

For Occupational Therapy

#69 in the United States

#84 in North America

Enrollment: 2,308
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1943

6. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Occupational Therapy

#85 in the United States

#100 in North America

Enrollment: 358
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

7. Texas Woman's University

For Occupational Therapy

#86 in the United States

#101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 93%

8. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Occupational Therapy

#88 in the United States

#103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 5,796
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1972

9. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Occupational Therapy

#90 in the United States

#105 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

10. University of Houston

For Occupational Therapy

#107 in the United States

#123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

11. University of Texas at Arlington

For Occupational Therapy

#127 in the United States

#147 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

12. Baylor University

For Occupational Therapy

#135 in the United States

#155 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $46,039

13. University of Texas at Dallas

For Occupational Therapy

#144 in the United States

#164 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $15,140
Enrollment: 29,696

14. Rice University

For Occupational Therapy

#145 in the United States

#165 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $18,521

15. University of North Texas

For Occupational Therapy

#149 in the United States

#170 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 63%

16. University of North Texas Health Science Center

For Occupational Therapy

#186 in the United States

#213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 2,472
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1970

17. University of Texas at El Paso

For Occupational Therapy

#197 in the United States

#224 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $9,029
Enrollment: 24,003

18. University of Texas at San Antonio

For Occupational Therapy

#202 in the United States

#232 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 89%

19. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

For Occupational Therapy

#211 in the United States

#244 in North America

Enrollment: 5,378
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

20. Texas Tech University

For Occupational Therapy

#215 in the United States

#248 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

21. Texas State University

For Occupational Therapy

#217 in the United States

#251 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 80%

Closest to Texas states to learn Occupational Therapy

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	3	152
Louisiana	3	109
Arkansas	2	113
Mississippi	3	142
Colorado	4	68
Missouri	5	8
Arizona	5	66
Nebraska	4	92
Alabama	3	11
Utah	4	34
Illinois	11	12
Tennessee	6	50
Kentucky	3	53
Georgia	7	20
Indiana	6	39
Minnesota	3	7
Wisconsin	5	21
Florida	9	15
South Carolina	3	48
Ohio	11	24
North Carolina	7	10
Michigan	6	3
California	18	6
Virginia	6	43
District of Columbia	3	80
Maryland	6	4
Pennsylvania	15	2
Oregon	5	54
New Jersey	3	30
Washington	3	1
New York	21	25
Connecticut	3	13
Massachusetts	13	5

Medicine subfields in Texas

Anatomy and Physiology21

Anesthesiology18

Bioethics/Medical Ethics18

Biomedical Engineering18

Clinical Psychology30

Critical Care Nursing16

Family medicine22

Forensic Science17

Gastroenterology and Hepatology14

Health Science32

Healthcare Management (MHA)26

Medical Physics18

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)12

Oncology and Cancer research22

Ophthalmology19

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine20

Physical Therapy25

Plastic Surgery16

Public Health25

Radiation Therapy17

Radiology and Nuclear medicine15

Respiratory Therapy22

Sonography and Ultrasound16

Sports / Exercise science21

Sports Medicine21