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2025 Best Art Therapy Schools in the Great Lakes Region

5 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
291 Art Therapy Degrees Awarded
Art Therapy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #465 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for art therapy students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 291 degrees in art therapy annually.

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Choosing a Great Art Therapy School

Best Art Therapy Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of art therapy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for art therapy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Art Therapy Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Art Therapy
Master's Degrees in Art Therapy
Doctor's Degrees in Art Therapy

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Art Therapy Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Art Therapy in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the art therapy degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Art Therapy

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Mount Mary University
Milwaukee, WI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
32 Art Therapy Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in art therapy needs to take a look at Mount Mary University. Mount Mary is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #429 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mount Mary is a great university overall.

There were approximately 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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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
7.4% Growth in Graduates

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in art therapy. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,152 colleges 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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University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
14.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Indianapolis is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in art therapy. UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Indianapolis. This university ranks 15th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 7 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at UIndy in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in art therapy has to look into Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 31st out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 12 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at SIUE in the most recent data year.

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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary of the Woods, IN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Located in the rural area of Saint Mary of the Woods, SMWC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 40th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 29 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at SMWC in the most recent data year.

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Best Art Therapy Colleges by State

Explore the best art therapy schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 53
Michigan 915 0
Illinois 870 93
Indiana 737 57
Wisconsin 672 35

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Art Therapy is one of 16 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist 1,718
Occupational Therapy 1,601
Rehabilitation Science 374
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 202
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 164
Music Therapy 146
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering 132
Orthotist/Prosthetist 68
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 57
Animal-Assisted Therapy 34

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