2024 Best Art Therapy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

a bachelor's degree in art therapy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #427 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for art therapy students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 47 bachelor's degrees in art therapy during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to art therapy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other art therapy students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized art therapy related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for art therapy students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Art Therapy Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Art Therapy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Art Therapy in Massachusetts

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in art therapy.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Bachelor's in Art Therapy

1

Springfield College
Springfield, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Springfield College is a good choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in art therapy. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in art therapy from Springfield College

2

Anna Maria College
Paxton, MA

3 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Anna Maria College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in art therapy. Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Paxton.More information about a bachelor’s in art therapy from Anna Maria College

2

Lesley University
Cambridge, MA

37 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in art therapy has to take a look at Lesley University. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.More information about a bachelor’s in art therapy from Lesley University

Best Art Therapy Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Art Therapy Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Art Therapy Related Rankings by Major

One of 16 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Art Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Art Therapy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Rehabilitation Science	119
Physical Therapy/Therapist	89
Occupational Therapy	79
Music Therapy	38
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	26
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist	6
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	4
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, General	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver. More about our data sources and methodologies.