2024 Best Animal-Assisted Therapy Schools in Virginia

1 College in Virginia

3 Animal-Assisted Therapy Degrees Awarded

Animal-Assisted Therapy degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1045 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

There was only one school in Virginia to review for the 2024 Best Animal-Assisted Therapy Schools in Virginia ranking.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Best Overall Animal-Assisted Therapy Schools List

Animal-Assisted Therapy Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Animal-Assisted Therapy

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Animal-Assisted Therapy Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Animal-Assisted Therapy in Virginia

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the animal-assisted therapy degree levels they offer.

Top Virginia Schools in Animal-Assisted Therapy

Averett University
Danville, VA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

66.7% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Averett University if you wish to pursue a degree in animal-assisted therapy. Located in the town of Danville, AU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in animal-assisted therapy from Averett University

Best Animal-Assisted Therapy Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Animal-Assisted Therapy Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	710	1

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One of 16 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Animal-Assisted Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist	390
Occupational Therapy	228
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	32
Rehabilitation Science	25
Music Therapy	21
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	15
Art Therapy	14
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	2

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Notes and References

The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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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