2024 Best Art Therapy Schools in California

A degree in art therapy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #465 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

There was only one school in California to review for the 2024 Best Art Therapy Schools in California ranking.

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Pick Your Art Therapy Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Art Therapy Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Art Therapy in California

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the art therapy degree levels they offer.

Top California Schools in Art Therapy

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Notre Dame de Namur University
Belmont, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Notre Dame de Namur University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in art therapy. NDNU is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Belmont.More information about a degree in art therapy from Notre Dame de Namur University

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Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA

It is hard to beat Dominican University of California if you wish to pursue a degree in art therapy. Located in the city of San Rafael, DUofC is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in art therapy from Dominican University of California

Best Art Therapy Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Art Therapy Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Oregon	587	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Art Therapy

Art Therapy is one of 16 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Art Therapy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist	1,759
Occupational Therapy	1,178
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	141
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	27
Rehabilitation Science	18
Music Therapy	17
Orthotist/Prosthetist	17

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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.