2027 Best Art Therapy/Therapist Schools in Massachusetts

Art Therapy/Therapist programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their art therapy/therapist programs.

For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 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

12 Art Therapy/Therapist Degrees Awarded

$73,045 Median Starting Salary

Our analysis ranked Springfield College the best school in the country for a degree in art therapy/therapist. Set in the city of Springfield, Springfield College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. Springfield College graduates 74% of students within six years. Springfield College awarded about 12 art therapy/therapist degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, art therapy/therapist degree recipients from Springfield College generally make around $73,045. Springfield College graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. More information about a degree in art therapy/therapist from Springfield College

2

Lesley University
Cambridge, MA

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

11 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. Located in the city of Cambridge, Lesley University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. About 58% of students finish within six years. Lesley University awarded about 11 art therapy/therapist degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their art therapy/therapist degree from Lesley University earn around $28,787 in the first couple years of their career. Lesley University graduates carry a median of $23,000 in student loans. Read more about the art therapy/therapist program at Lesley University

Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 2 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.