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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Art Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Art Therapy is the 512th most popular major in the country with 715 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 58 art therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 art therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in art therapy/therapist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent art therapy/therapist programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the art therapy/therapist program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Art Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Piedmont College

Demorest, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont College landed the #1 spot on the list. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Demorest, Georgia. It awarded 2 bachelors’s art therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree art therapy students whose families make $30-$48k list, Piedmont College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Art Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,842 for southeast region bachelor’s degree art therapy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Piedmont College.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Art Therapy at Piedmont College

#2

West Liberty University

West Liberty, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Liberty University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in West Liberty, West Virginia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s art therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

West Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Art Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Liberty University is $12,167 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Art Therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Art Therapy at West Liberty University

#3

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb also made our “Best Art Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $20,503 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Art Therapy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lipscomb University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Art Therapy at Lipscomb University

#4

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Adventist University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Southern Adventist University is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s art therapy degrees to qualified students.

Southern Adventist also took the #7 spot in our “Best Art Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,618 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Art Therapy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Southern Adventist.

Full Southern Adventist Art Therapy Report

#5

Union University

Jackson, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Union University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s art therapy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree art therapy students whose families make $30-$48k list, Union has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Art Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Union is $27,004 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Art Therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Union University Art Therapy Report

#6

The University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The University of Tampa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s art therapy degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree art therapy students whose families make $30-$48k list, UT has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Art Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Tampa is $26,156 for southeast region bachelor’s degree art therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Full The University of Tampa Art Therapy Report

#7

Converse College

Spartanburg, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Converse College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Converse is a small school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina that handed out 3 bachelors’s art therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree art therapy students whose families make $30-$48k list, Converse has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Art Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Converse College is $14,852 for southeast region bachelor’s degree art therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Art Therapy at Converse

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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