Art Therapy Therapist

A program that prepares individuals, in consultation with other rehabilitation team members or in private practice, to use drawing and other art media forms to assess, treat, and rehabilitate individuals with mental, emotional, developmental, or physical disorders. Includes instruction in art, history and theory of art therapy, art therapeutic techniques, psychopathology, patient assessment and diagnosis, cultural diversity issues, legal and ethical practice issues, and professional standards and regulations.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 66 institutions across the United States, with a total of 2100 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

41

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

1

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

180

degrees awarded

Master's Degrees

464

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

12

degrees awarded

Other Awards

1,402

awards given

Top Schools for Art Therapy Therapist

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Adler University
Chicago, IL
153
2 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
93
3 Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA
93
4 Southwestern College
Santa Fe, NM
93
5 New York University
New York, NY
87
6 Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn, NY
81
7 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary of the Woods, IN
78
8 Mount Mary University
Milwaukee, WI
78
9 Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
72
10 George Washington University
Washington, DC
72
11 Long Island University
Brookville, NY
63
12 Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
63
13 School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
60
14 School of Visual Arts
New York, NY
60
15 Springfield College
Springfield, MA
57
16 Lesley University
Cambridge, MA
54
17 Adler Graduate School
Minnetonka, MN
54
18 Marywood University
Scranton, PA
51
19 Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR
45
20 Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA
42
21 Nazareth University
Rochester, NY
42
22 Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA
39
23 The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL
39
24 Francis Tuttle Technology Center
Oklahoma City, OK
36
25 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
30
26 Notre Dame of Maryland University
Baltimore, MD
30
27 Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
30
28 Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, OH
27
29 Caldwell University
Caldwell, NJ
24
30 Emporia State University
Emporia, KS
24
31 Edgewood College
Madison, WI
24
32 Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
21
33 Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA
21
34 Webster University
Saint Louis, MO
20
35 Millikin University
Decatur, IL
18
36 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
18
37 Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, IL
15
38 Anna Maria College
Paxton, MA
15
39 Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, CT
15
40 Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA
12
41 Naropa University
Boulder, CO
12
42 University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
12
43 Capital University
Columbus, OH
12
44 Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Marion, IN
9
45 West Liberty University
West Liberty, WV
9
46 Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
9
47 Taylor University
Upland, IN
9
48 Mars Hill University
Mars Hill, NC
6
49 Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA
6
50 Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA
6
51 Emmanuel College
Boston, MA
6
52 Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
6
53 Ottawa University-Online
Overland Park, KS
6
54 Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, IN
6
55 Grand View University
Des Moines, IA
4
56 Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, TN
3
57 Kansas Wesleyan University
Salina, KS
3
58 Bethel University
Saint Paul, MN
3
59 University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN
3
60 Marian University
Fond Du Lac, WI
3
61 St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, NY
3
62 Piedmont University
Demorest, GA
3
63 Connecticut State Community College
Hartford, CT
3
64 Converse University
Spartanburg, SC
3
65 Prescott College
Prescott, AZ
3
66 Christian Brothers University
Memphis, TN
3