22 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools in Texas

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 195K citations received by 6.82K academic papers made by 22 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. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Occupational Therapy

#25 in the United States

#32 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,774
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

2. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Occupational Therapy

#31 in the United States

#39 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,241
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1891

3. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Occupational Therapy

#52 in the United States

#64 in North America

Enrollment: 2,549
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1943

4. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Occupational Therapy

#66 in the United States

#79 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,786
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1959

5. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Occupational Therapy

#67 in the United States

#80 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

6. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Occupational Therapy

#68 in the United States

#82 in North America

Enrollment: 4,938
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

7. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Occupational Therapy

#80 in the United States

#95 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,309
Enrollment: 15,361

8. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Occupational Therapy

#84 in the United States

#100 in North America

Enrollment: 359
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1941

9. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Occupational Therapy

#96 in the United States

#112 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

10. University of Houston

Houston

For Occupational Therapy

#111 in the United States

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

11. University of North Texas

Denton

For Occupational Therapy

#113 in the United States

#130 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

12. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Occupational Therapy

#131 in the United States

#151 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

13. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Occupational Therapy

#135 in the United States

#155 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

14. Rice University

Houston

For Occupational Therapy

#157 in the United States

#180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

15. Baylor University

Waco

For Occupational Therapy

#163 in the United States

#186 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,001

16. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Occupational Therapy

#165 in the United States

#188 in North America

Enrollment: 5,098
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

17. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Occupational Therapy

#166 in the United States

#189 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

18. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Occupational Therapy

#199 in the United States

#227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,332
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

19. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Occupational Therapy

#204 in the United States

#232 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

20. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Occupational Therapy

#220 in the United States

#252 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 87%

21. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Occupational Therapy

#266 in the United States

#301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

22. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Occupational Therapy

#276 in the United States

#312 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 985
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 95%

Closest to Texas states to learn Occupational Therapy

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	3	129
Louisiana	3	98
Arkansas	4	93
Mississippi	3	137
Colorado	4	53
Missouri	5	16
Arizona	4	72
Nebraska	4	89
Alabama	4	6
Iowa	2	42
Utah	4	48
Illinois	12	7
Tennessee	7	56
Kentucky	4	49
Georgia	6	20
Indiana	5	38
Minnesota	3	19
Wisconsin	6	29
Florida	11	9
South Carolina	3	51
Ohio	11	13
North Carolina	7	21
Michigan	8	5
California	22	8
Virginia	8	37
District of Columbia	3	77
Maryland	7	3
Pennsylvania	15	2
Oregon	5	43
New Jersey	5	28
Washington	5	4
New York	22	22
Connecticut	5	11
Massachusetts	13	1
Rhode Island	3	46