Home / Worth-It Scores / Texas / Hands on Therapy
Is Hands on Therapy worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Hands on Therapy, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Hands on Therapy sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $28,323 helps, but median debt of $7,917 plus yearly net price of $17,252 creates a tighter path. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$17,252
Median earnings 10 years out
$28,323
Median debt at graduation
$7,917
Graduation rate
64%
At Hands on Therapy, a typical graduate carries about $7,917 in student debt and earns roughly $28,323 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $90 per month, or 4% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Hands on Therapy is a two year school in Mesquite, TX. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
Similar schools worth comparing
These schools share a similar sector, geography, or price range.
2-year
Southeast Texas Career Institute
Silsbee, TX
Worth-It Score: 63/100
Median net price: $17,083
2-year
Maestro
Dallas, TX
Worth-It Score: 64/100
Median net price: $17,046
2-year
Southwest University at El Paso
El Paso, TX
Worth-It Score: 64/100
Median net price: $16,906
2-year
DuVall's School of Cosmetology
Bedford, TX
Worth-It Score: 64/100
Median net price: $18,612
2-year
MediaTech Institute-Dallas
Dallas, TX
Worth-It Score: 49/100
Median net price: $18,873
Common questions about Hands on Therapy
The median net price at Hands on Therapy is $17,252 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →