2026 Best Animal-Assisted Therapy Associate’s Degree Schools

Animal-Assisted Therapy is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual analyzed 16 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best animal-assisted therapy schools.

What’s on this page:

• Best Associate’s Degree Animal-Assisted Therapy Schools
• Other Degree Levels

Insufficient Data for the United States

There were not enough schools with complete data to rank animal-assisted therapy in the United States this year.

Other Animal-Assisted Therapy Degree Levels

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 16 schools evaluated.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.