Animal Assisted Therapy
A program that prepares health and human service professionals to integrate the use of animals into their treatment practices in order to facilitate change in people with mental and physical disabilities. Includes instruction in psychology, psychology of disabilities, animal behavior, animal training, the human-animal bond, integration of animals into therapeutic settings, and ethical and cultural issues.
Degree Statistics
This program is offered at 13 institutions across the United States, with a total of 339 degrees awarded annually.
Certificates Below Bachelor's
23
certificates awarded
Associate Degrees
17
degrees awarded
Bachelor's Degrees
51
degrees awarded
Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
17
certificates awarded
Doctoral Degrees
1
degrees awarded
Other Awards
230
awards given
Top Schools for Animal Assisted Therapy
These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.
| Rank | Institution | Degrees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurora University Aurora, IL | 72 |
| 2 | Carroll College Helena, MT | 57 |
| 3 | Hocking College Nelsonville, OH | 42 |
| 4 | Isothermal Community College Spindale, NC | 31 |
| 5 | Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI | 27 |
| 6 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA | 27 |
| 7 | University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL | 24 |
| 8 | Husson University Bangor, ME | 20 |
| 9 | Casper College Casper, WY | 12 |
| 10 | Wilson College Chambersburg, PA | 9 |
| 11 | Lake Erie College Painesville, OH | 9 |
| 12 | SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, NY | 6 |
| 13 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR | 3 |