2026 Best Value Art Therapy/Therapist Schools in District of Columbia

[Art Therapy/Therapist](/majors/health-care-professions/rehab-and-therapeutic-professions/art-therapy-therapist/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong art therapy/therapist education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for art therapy/therapist students.
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2026 Best Value Art Therapy/Therapist Schools in District of Columbia
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
Leading the list is George Washington University, our #1 best value for art therapy/therapist in District of Columbia. Set in the city of Washington, George Washington University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $67,710 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $22,910 to complete the art therapy/therapist program here. Art Therapy/therapist graduates of George Washington University earn a median of $65,004 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $22,910 median debt. George Washington University admits about 47% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled 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 · 1 school 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.