2026 Best Art Therapy/Therapist Schools in Massachusetts

Art Therapy/Therapist degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for art therapy/therapist students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Art Therapy/Therapist Schools in Massachusetts

Best Schools for Art Therapy/Therapist in Massachusetts

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

Top Schools in Art Therapy/Therapist

1

Springfield College
Springfield, MA

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Art Therapy/Therapist Degrees Awarded

$73,045 Median Starting Salary

Leading the list is Springfield College, our #1 school for art therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Springfield, Springfield College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. About 74% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 15 art therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Springfield College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their art therapy/therapist degree from Springfield College earn around $73,045 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete this degree. Get the full art therapy/therapist details for Springfield College

2

Lesley University
Cambridge, MA

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Art Therapy/Therapist Degrees Awarded

$28,787 Median Starting Salary

A rank of #2 makes Lesley University one of the top schools for art therapy/therapist. This mid-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Cambridge. The six-year graduation rate is 58%. About 23 art therapy/therapist degrees were awarded at Lesley University in the most recent year. Art Therapy/therapist graduates of Lesley University earn a median of $28,787 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $23,000. Read more about the art therapy/therapist program at Lesley University

Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 schools evaluated.

• 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.