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2026 Best Value Art Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Far Western Region

[Art Therapy/Therapist](/majors/health-care-professions/rehab-and-therapeutic-professions/art-therapy-therapist/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for art therapy/therapist students.

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• Best Value Art Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Far Western Region

2026 Best Value Art Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Far Western Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the art therapy/therapist degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Art Therapy/Therapist Schools

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Lewis And Clark College
Portland, OR

$64,828 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,301 Avg Student Debt

$62,205 Median Earnings (10yr)

Lewis And Clark College tops our 2026 list of the best value art therapy/therapist schools in the Far Western Region. Lewis And Clark College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland. Students from in state pay about $64,828 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for art therapy/therapist graduates is $23,301. Soon after graduation, art therapy/therapist degree recipients from Lewis And Clark College generally make around $43,381. That is a strong return on a $23,301 median debt. Roughly 78% of applicants are accepted.

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Dominican University Of California
San Rafael, CA

$52,161 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$84,713 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Dominican University Of California earned it the #2 place for art therapy/therapist. Set in the city of San Rafael, Dominican University Of California is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $52,161. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the art therapy/therapist program here. Soon after graduation, art therapy/therapist degree recipients from Dominican University Of California generally make around $71,230. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 84%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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.