by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual reviewed 55 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of art therapy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 770 degrees in art therapy during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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The art therapy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Art Therapy rankings. For our Best Overall Art Therapy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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The schools below may not offer all types of art therapy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
New York University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in art therapy. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
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It is hard to beat Temple University if you wish to pursue a degree in art therapy. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.
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Any student pursuing a degree in art therapy has to take a look at Dominican University of California. DUofC is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Rafael. This university ranks 88th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 7 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at DUofC in the most recent data year.
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George Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in art therapy. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
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Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Mount Mary is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #287 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mount Mary is a great university overall.
There were about 32 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at Mount Mary in the most recent year we have data available.
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Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.
There were roughly 15 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 39th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 10 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at Springfield College in the most recent year we have data available.
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IUPUI is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #274 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.
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Adler is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.
There were approximately 66 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at Adler in the most recent year we have data available.
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Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Hempstead. This university ranks 37th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 22 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at Hofstra in the most recent data year.
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