Art Therapydoctorate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #540 out of the 862 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
There was only one school in the United States to review for the 2025 Best Art Therapy Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
The art therapy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Art Therapy Doctor's Degree Schools.
Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Art Therapy in the United States
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in art therapy.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).