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2024 Best Art Therapy Schools in the Great Lakes Region

18 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
265 Art Therapy Degrees Awarded
Art Therapy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #465 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for art therapy students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 265 degrees in art therapy to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Art Therapy School

Best Art Therapy Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of art therapy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for art therapy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Art Therapy Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Art Therapy
Master's Degrees in Art Therapy
Doctor's Degrees in Art Therapy

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 the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Art Therapy in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the art therapy degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Art Therapy

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Mount Mary University
Milwaukee, WI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

Any student who is interested in art therapy needs to check out Mount Mary University. Mount Mary is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #287 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mount Mary is a great university overall.

There were roughly 27 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at Mount Mary in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in art therapy. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #274 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.

There were roughly 25 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in art therapy from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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Adler University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
56 Art Therapy Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in art therapy needs to look into Adler University. Located in the large city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 56 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at Adler in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
33.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Indianapolis is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in art therapy. UIndy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Indianapolis. This university ranks 18th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 6 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at UIndy in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IN

Located in the distant town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #504 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH

Miami University - Oxford is a large public university located in the town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.

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Edgewood College
Madison, WI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI

Located in the city of Madison, Edgewood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 38th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 3 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at Edgewood in the most recent year we have data available.

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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary of the Woods, IN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
33 Art Therapy Degrees Awarded

Located in the rural area of Saint Mary of the Woods, SMWC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 39th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 33 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at SMWC in the most recent data year.

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Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In WI

Alverno is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #611 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Alverno is a great college overall.

There were approximately 2 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at Alverno in the most recent year we have data available.

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Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, OH
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
38 Art Therapy Degrees Awarded

Ursuline College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Pepper Pike. This college ranks 28th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 38 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at Ursuline College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Art Therapy Colleges by State

Explore the best art therapy colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 53
Michigan 915 0
Illinois 870 93
Indiana 737 57
Wisconsin 672 35

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapy 1,596
Physical Therapy/Therapist 1,574
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 246
Rehabilitation Science 239
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 189
Music Therapy 126
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering 110
Orthotist/Prosthetist 69
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 60
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist 41

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