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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal-Assisted Therapy (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

2 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal-Assisted Therapy Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Animal-Assisted Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Animal-Assisted Therapy is the 1165th most popular major in the country with 58 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 11 animal-assisted therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 animal-assisted therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal-Assisted Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in animal-assisted therapy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent animal-assisted therapy programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animal-assisted therapy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The animal-assisted 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 “Best Value Animal-Assisted Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Animal-Assisted Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal-assisted therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal-Assisted Therapy (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Aurora University

Aurora, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Aurora University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Animal-Assisted Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Aurora University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Aurora, Illinois. It awarded 8 bachelors’s animal-assisted therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal-assisted therapy students whose families make $75-$110k list, Aurora has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Animal-Assisted Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Aurora is $19,609 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal-assisted therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Animal-Assisted Therapy at Aurora University

#2

Lake Erie College

Painesville, Ohio
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Erie College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Animal-Assisted Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Painesville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal-assisted therapy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal-assisted therapy students whose families make $75-$110k list, LEC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Animal-Assisted Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $23,701 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal-Assisted Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Lake Erie College.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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