2022 Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in New York

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in New York” 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 New York, there were 119 art therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 101 art therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in art therapy/therapist. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree art therapy students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art Therapy in New York

#1

LIU Post

Brookville, New York

#3 in overall quality

$23,479 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LIU Post. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in New York. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s art therapy degrees to qualified students.

LIU Post also took the #3 spot in our “Best Art Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York

#2 in overall quality

$27,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hofstra University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in New York. This fairly large school is located in Hempstead, New York, and it awarded 12 masters’s art therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Hofstra also took the #2 spot in our “Best Art Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hofstra University are $27,172, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

New York University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s art therapy students 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 New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York

#4 in overall quality

$35,226 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pratt Institute - Main. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in New York. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 23 masters’s art therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Pratt Institute also took the #4 spot in our “Best Art Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute are $35,226, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pratt Institute Art Therapy Report

#5

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York

#5 in overall quality

$48,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend School of Visual Arts. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Art Therapy Schools for a Master’s in New York. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 17 masters’s art therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

SVA also took the #5 spot in our “Best Art Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SVA are $48,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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