2027 Best Value Art Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Southeast Region
[Art Therapy/Therapist](/majors/health-care-professions/rehab-and-therapeutic-professions/art-therapy-therapist/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for art therapy/therapist students.
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2027 Best Value Art Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Southeast Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in art therapy/therapist, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Art Therapy/Therapist Schools
For return on investment in art therapy/therapist, no school beat Florida State University this year. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State University is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $6,517 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $21,683. Art Therapy/therapist graduates carry a median of $20,488 in student loans. Art Therapy/therapist graduates of Florida State University earn a median of $43,422 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $20,488 median debt. The acceptance rate is 24%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Old Dominion University earned it the #2 place for art therapy/therapist. Old Dominion University is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk. In-state tuition and fees average $12,750, while out-of-state students pay about $33,780. Typical student debt for art therapy/therapist graduates is $26,001. Soon after graduation, art therapy/therapist degree recipients from Old Dominion University generally make around $75,387. Set against $26,001 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 90%.
Georgia College And State University came in at #3 on our 2027 list of the best value art therapy/therapist schools. Georgia College And State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Milledgeville. In-state tuition and fees average $9,186, compared with $29,512 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $24,412 to complete the art therapy/therapist program here. Art Therapy/therapist graduates of Georgia College And State University earn a median of $51,197 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $24,412 median debt. The acceptance rate is 78%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
