Best Therapist, All Other programs in Indiana, ranked by enrollment
All therapists not listed.
10 schools in Indiana run programs that feed this job, graduating 120 people a year. The job pays a median of $61,720 in Indiana across about 350 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Indiana that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
2 programs in Indiana that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Indiana (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Indiana page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 51.2305In Indiana → | 63 | 52.5% | 7 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 2 | CIP 51.2301In Indiana → | 57 | 47.5% | 7 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
Top 10 schools in Indiana
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 3 of the 10 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Mary - of - the - Woods College Saint Mary of the Woods, IN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 58 | Music Therapy/Therapist | $35,301 | 47% | $43,857 | 72% |
| 2 | Indiana University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN Public · 2 feeder programs | 27 | Art Therapy/Therapist | $31,108 | 54% | — | 76% |
| 3 | University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 11 | Art Therapy/Therapist | — | 56% | $18,930 | 66% |
| 4 | Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN Public · 1 feeder programs | 10 | Music Therapy/Therapist | — | 36% | — | 84% |
| 5 | Indiana Wesleyan University - Marion Marion, IN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 6 | Music Therapy/Therapist | $34,418 | 67% | $21,351 | 89% |
| 6 | University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Art Therapy/Therapist | — | 55% | $20,012 | 96% |
| 7 | University of Evansville Evansville, IN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Music Therapy/Therapist | — | 64% | $19,593 | 78% |
| 8 | Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Art Therapy/Therapist | — | 43% | — | 72% |
| 9 | Taylor University Upland, IN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Art Therapy/Therapist | — | 74% | $20,836 | 74% |
| 10 | Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Music Therapy/Therapist | — | 70% | $20,155 | 89% |
All 10 schools in Indiana
Every school in Indiana with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary - of - the - Woods College | Saint Mary of the Woods | Private not-for-profit | 58 | 2 |
| Indiana University - Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Public | 27 | 2 |
| University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Private not-for-profit | 11 | 2 |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Public | 10 | 1 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University - Marion | Marion | Private not-for-profit | 6 | 2 |
| University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Private not-for-profit | 3 | 1 |
| University of Evansville | Evansville | Private not-for-profit | 2 | 1 |
| Purdue University Northwest | Hammond | Public | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor University | Upland | Private not-for-profit | 1 | 1 |
| Valparaiso University | Valparaiso | Private not-for-profit | 1 | 1 |
What therapists, all other earn in Indiana
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $77,930. Indiana pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Indiana
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Therapists, All Other page.
How to become a Therapist, All Other
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Indiana
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 10 majors mapped to Therapists, All Other9 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 51.2300Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, General
- 51.2301Art Therapy/Therapist
- 51.2302Dance Therapy/Therapist
- 51.2305Music Therapy/Therapist
- 51.2313Animal-Assisted Therapy
- 51.2315Drama Therapy/Therapist(no graduates reported)
- 51.2316Horticulture Therapy/Therapist
- 51.2317Play Therapy/Therapist
- 51.2399Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
- 51.3601Movement Therapy and Movement Education
Common questions
Answers for people weighing therapists, all other programs in Indiana.
What degree do you need to become a Therapist, All Other?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Music Therapy/Therapist, which awarded 63 degrees in Indiana in 2024-25, 52.5% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Therapist, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 2 programs to this occupation. The largest are Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. Together they graduate about 120 people a year in Indiana.
How much do therapists, all other earn in Indiana?+
The median is $61,720 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 20.8% below the U.S. median of $77,930. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for therapists, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +11.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 4,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Indiana?+
10 institutions in Indiana reported graduates from at least one of the 2 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do therapists, all other work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Art Therapist, Music Therapist, Art Psychotherapist, Neurologic Music Therapist, Registered Art Therapist (ATR), Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 29-1129.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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