2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art Therapy in District of Columbia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 715 people earned their degree in art therapy/therapist, making the major the 512th most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 27 art therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 art therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great art therapy/therapist programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art Therapy in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 27 masters’s art therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Art Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art Therapy at George Washington University

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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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