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2024 Best Art Therapy Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges in Illinois
93 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.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of art therapy. Combined, these schools handed out 93 degrees in art therapy to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Art Therapy School

Best Art Therapy Schools in Illinois 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.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Art Therapy
Master'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 Illinois 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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Best Schools for Art Therapy in Illinois

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.

Top Illinois Schools in Art Therapy

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

Adler University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in art therapy. Located in the 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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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL

It's hard to beat Concordia University, Chicago if you wish to pursue a degree in art therapy. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of River Forest. A Best Colleges rank of #170 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Concordia University, Chicago is a great university overall.

There were about 1 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Chicago in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in art therapy. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 31st out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 10 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at SIUE in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in art therapy needs to check out Millikin University. Millikin is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Decatur. A Best Colleges rank of #656 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Millikin is a great university overall.

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

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
40.9% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat School of the Art Institute of Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in art therapy. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

There were roughly 22 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the most recent data year.

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Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL

Located in the large suburb of Palos Heights, Trinity Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 40th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 1 art therapy students who graduated with this degree at Trinity Christian in the most recent data year.

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Best Art Therapy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Art Therapy Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 53
Michigan 915 0
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
Physical Therapy/Therapist 331
Occupational Therapy 241
Rehabilitation Science 85
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 55
Orthotist/Prosthetist 48
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 14
Animal-Assisted Therapy 12
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 10

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