2026 Best Animal-Assisted Therapy Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Animal-Assisted Therapy degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools to find the best for animal-assisted therapy students.
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Best Schools for Animal-Assisted Therapy in the Rocky Mountains Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall animal-assisted therapy education in the Rocky Mountains Region.
Top Schools in Animal-Assisted Therapy
Our analysis ranked Carroll College the best school in the country for a degree in animal-assisted therapy. Located in the city of Helena, Carroll College is a small private not-for-profit university. Carroll College graduates 69% of students within six years. There were roughly 16 animal-assisted therapy students who graduated with this degree at Carroll College in the most recent data year. Graduates of the animal-assisted therapy program make about $22,319 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $24,250 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 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.
