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2022 Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Ranked Colleges
187 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 256 art therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 187 art therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 10 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The art 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 “Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

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Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art Therapy in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marywood University landed the #1 spot on the list. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s art therapy degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Marywood also took the #7 spot in our “Best Art Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marywood are $11,438, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Seton Hill University

Greensburg, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hill University landed the #2 spot on the list. Seton Hill University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree art therapy students list, Seton Hill has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Art Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hill are $15,634, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cedar Crest College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Cedar Crest is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 masters’s art therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cedar Crest, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Art Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cedar Crest are $15,092, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cedar Crest Art Therapy Report

#4

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LIU Post. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This fairly large school is located in Brookville, New York, and it awarded 20 masters’s art therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

LIU Post also took the #5 spot in our “Best Art Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479.

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#5

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 27 masters’s art therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Art Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Art Therapy at GWU

#6

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#4 in overall quality

Hofstra University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hofstra University is a fairly large school located in Hempstead, New York that handed out 12 masters’s art therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Hofstra also took the #4 spot in our “Best Art Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hofstra are $27,172.

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#7

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

New York University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 21 masters’s art therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Art Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Drexel University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 13 masters’s art therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Art Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#6 in overall quality

Pratt Institute - Main came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pratt Institute - Main is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s art therapy degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pratt Institute, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Art Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute are $35,226.

Full Pratt Institute - Main Art Therapy Report

#10

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York
#9 in overall quality

School of Visual Arts came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SVA is a small private for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 17 masters’s art therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

SVA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Art Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at School of Visual Arts are $48,600.

Full School of Visual Arts Art Therapy Report

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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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