by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Animal-Assisted Therapy Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Animal-Assisted Therapy is the 1045th most popular major in the country with 85 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Animal-Assisted Therapy Major” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in animal-assisted therapy. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their animal-assisted therapy program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools Highly Focused on Animal-Assisted Therapy Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Animal-Assisted Therapy Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Animal-Assisted Therapy Major list. Carroll Montana is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Helena, Montana. It awarded 24 ’s animal-assisted therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Animal-Assisted Therapy Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilson College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 ’s animal-assisted therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hocking College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Animal-Assisted Therapy Major list. This small school is located in Nelsonville, Ohio, and it awarded 9 ’s animal-assisted therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cobleskill. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Animal-Assisted Therapy Major list. SUNY Cobleskill is a small school located in Cobleskill, New York that handed out 10 ’s animal-assisted therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Erie College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Animal-Assisted Therapy Major list. Lake Erie College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Painesville, Ohio. It awarded 2 ’s animal-assisted therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Averett University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Animal-Assisted Therapy Major list. This small school is located in Danville, Virginia, and it awarded 3 ’s animal-assisted therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Aurora University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Animal-Assisted Therapy Major list. Aurora University is located in Aurora, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s animal-assisted therapy degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Isothermal Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Animal-Assisted Therapy Major ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Spindale, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 ’s animal-assisted therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
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Prescott College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Animal-Assisted Therapy Major ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Prescott, Arizona, and it awarded 4 ’s animal-assisted therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Tri-County Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Animal-Assisted Therapy Major ranking. Tri-County Community College is a small public school situated in Murphy, North Carolina. It awarded 0 ’s animal-assisted therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tri-County Community College Animal-Assisted Therapy Report
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