2027 Best Value Animal-Assisted Therapy Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
[Animal-Assisted Therapy](/majors/health-care-professions/rehab-and-therapeutic-professions/animal-assisted-therapy/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value animal-assisted therapy schools.
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2027 Best Value Animal-Assisted Therapy Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the animal-assisted therapy degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Animal-Assisted Therapy Schools
Idaho State University tops our 2027 list of the best value animal-assisted therapy schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in the city of Pocatello, Idaho State University is a large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,610, while out-of-state students pay about $27,720. Typical student debt for animal-assisted therapy graduates is $24,640. Animal-Assisted Therapy graduates of Idaho State University earn a median of $75,341 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $24,640 median debt.
Students looking for strong value in animal-assisted therapy will find it at Carroll College, which ranked #2. Carroll College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Helena. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $41,484. Animal-Assisted Therapy graduates carry a median of $24,250 in student loans. Soon after graduation, animal-assisted therapy degree recipients from Carroll College generally make around $22,319. Set against $24,250 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 71%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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