Best degree programs for Therapists, All Other, ranked by enrollment
9 college programs and 184 schools train Therapists, All Other. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $77,930 median wage, 22,640 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
9 college programs at 184 schools train therapists, all other, graduating 2,271 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Art Therapy/Therapist. The job pays a median of $77,930 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About therapists, all other
All therapists not listed separately.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
9 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 51.2301 | 675 | 29.7% | 62 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 2 | CIP 51.2305 | 635 | 28.0% | 70 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 3 | CIP 51.2399 | 582 | 25.6% | 38 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 4 | CIP 51.2313 | 108 | 4.8% | 13 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 5 | CIP 51.2317 | 93 | 4.1% | 6 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 6 | CIP 51.3601 | 77 | 3.4% | 6 | $23,384 | $13,007 |
| 7 | CIP 51.2300 | 51 | 2.2% | 6 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 8 | CIP 51.2302 | 39 | 1.7% | 5 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 9 | CIP 51.2316 | 11 | 0.5% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
Top 50 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida International University Miami, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 138 | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | 74% | — | 55% |
| 2 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 76 | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | 84% | — | 58% |
| 3 | Capella University Minneapolis, MN Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 63 | Play Therapy/Therapist | 20% | $19,369 | — |
| 4 | Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus University Park, PA Public · 1 feeder programs | 60 | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | 86% | — | 61% |
| 5 | Saint Mary - of - the - Woods College Saint Mary of the Woods, IN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 58 | Music Therapy/Therapist | 47% | $43,857 | 72% |
| 6 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 52 | Art Therapy/Therapist | 78% | $36,004 | 79% |
| 7 | Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 49 | Movement Therapy and Movement Education | 86% | $25,823 | 44% |
| 8 | Adler University Chicago, IL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 48 | Art Therapy/Therapist | — | — | — |
| 9 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA Public · 2 feeder programs | 39 | Music Therapy/Therapist | 75% | — | 80% |
| 10 | Pratt Institute - Main Brooklyn, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 37 | Art Therapy/Therapist | 74% | $49,088 | 73% |
| 11 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA Public · 2 feeder programs | 36 | Music Therapy/Therapist | 66% | — | 71% |
| 12 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 33 | Art Therapy/Therapist | 86% | — | 24% |
| 13 | Montana State University Billings Billings, MT Public · 1 feeder programs | 33 | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | 30% | — | — |
| 14 | Nazareth University Rochester, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 33 | Art Therapy/Therapist | 73% | $27,945 | 75% |
| 15 | Marywood University Scranton, PA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 29 | Art Therapy/Therapist | 72% | $21,769 | 61% |
| 16 | Berklee College of Music Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 27 | Music Therapy/Therapist | 67% | $46,197 | 44% |
| 17 | Indiana University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN Public · 2 feeder programs | 27 | Art Therapy/Therapist | 54% | — | 76% |
| 18 | Alabama State University Montgomery, AL Public · 1 feeder programs | 24 | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | 30% | — | 98% |
| 19 | New York University New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 24 | Art Therapy/Therapist | 88% | $29,023 | 9% |
| 20 | Shenandoah University Winchester, VA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 24 | Music Therapy/Therapist | 67% | $27,455 | 77% |
| 21 | Aurora University Aurora, IL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 23 | Animal-Assisted Therapy | 60% | $18,431 | 81% |
| 22 | George Washington University Washington, DC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 23 | Art Therapy/Therapist | 84% | $29,789 | 47% |
| 23 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL Public · 1 feeder programs | 23 | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | 64% | — | 88% |
| 24 | Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 22 | Art Therapy/Therapist | 67% | $19,887 | 80% |
| 25 | Southwestern College Santa Fe, NM Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 22 | Art Therapy/Therapist | — | — | — |
| 26 | Husson University Bangor, ME Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Animal-Assisted Therapy | 59% | $18,839 | 81% |
| 27 | Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Art Therapy/Therapist | 75% | $27,621 | 78% |
| 28 | Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Music Therapy/Therapist | 70% | $25,812 | 82% |
| 29 | Troy University Troy, AL Public · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, General | 50% | — | 96% |
| 30 | University of Kansas Lawrence, KS Public · 2 feeder programs | 21 | Music Therapy/Therapist | 69% | — | 93% |
| 31 | Appalachian State University Boone, NC Public · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Music Therapy/Therapist | 75% | — | 90% |
| 32 | Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Art Therapy/Therapist | 78% | $48,448 | 83% |
| 33 | University of Miami Coral Gables, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Music Therapy/Therapist | 84% | $26,589 | 19% |
| 34 | Mount Mary University Milwaukee, WI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 19 | Art Therapy/Therapist | 43% | $18,836 | 62% |
| 35 | School of Visual Arts New York, NY Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 19 | Art Therapy/Therapist | 76% | $58,518 | 93% |
| 36 | Emporia State University Emporia, KS Public · 1 feeder programs | 18 | Art Therapy/Therapist | 56% | — | 98% |
| 37 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 17 | Art Therapy/Therapist | 67% | $48,998 | 77% |
| 38 | Adler Graduate School Minnetonka, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Art Therapy/Therapist | — | — | — |
| 39 | Edgewood University Madison, WI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Art Therapy/Therapist | 60% | $23,822 | 76% |
| 40 | Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Abington Abington, PA Public · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | 20% | — | 97% |
| 41 | Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Music Therapy/Therapist | 58% | — | 85% |
| 42 | Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Music Therapy/Therapist | 52% | $23,585 | 82% |
| 43 | Coppin State University Baltimore, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | 26% | — | 46% |
| 44 | Montclair State University Montclair, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Music Therapy/Therapist | 65% | — | 88% |
| 45 | Prescott College Prescott, AZ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 15 | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, General | 56% | $23,166 | 95% |
| 46 | Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Music Therapy/Therapist | 55% | — | 90% |
| 47 | Wartburg College Waverly, IA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Music Therapy/Therapist | 64% | $20,228 | 76% |
| 48 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 14 | Music Therapy/Therapist | 68% | — | 90% |
| 49 | Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 14 | Art Therapy/Therapist | 60% | $22,721 | 84% |
| 50 | Immaculata University Immaculata, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 14 | Music Therapy/Therapist | 71% | $26,941 | 86% |
What therapists, all other earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
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| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $62,310 | 710 | 0.81× | 24 | 355 |
| Florida | $64,600 | 440 | 0.30× | 8 | 222 |
| New York | $77,980 | 1,110 | 0.79× | 14 | 195 |
| Indiana | $61,720 | 350 | 0.76× | 10 | 120 |
| Illinois | $116,200 | 1,060 | 1.19× | 8 | 116 |
| Minnesotamoderate | $75,360 | 500 | 1.17× | 4 | 104 |
| New Jersey | $100,250 | 7,090 | 11.36× | 5 | 102 |
| Massachusetts | $69,050 | 170 | 0.31× | 8 | 89 |
| Texas | $74,750 | 1,320 | 0.65× | 6 | 87 |
| Ohio | $70,700 | 540 | 0.67× | 12 | 71 |
| Alabamamoderate | $68,270 | 30 | 0.10× | 3 | 68 |
| Wisconsin | $59,420 | 280 | 0.66× | 6 | 65 |
| California | $81,760 | 840 | 0.31× | 7 | 45 |
| Kansasmoderate | $76,740 | 170 | 0.81× | 4 | 43 |
| North Carolina | $60,400 | 530 | 0.73× | 5 | 39 |
| Marylandmoderate | $49,400 | 1,310 | 3.25× | 4 | 38 |
| Virginialimited | $70,890 | 420 | 0.71× | 2 | 38 |
| Oregonlimited | $81,860 | 170 | 0.61× | 2 | 30 |
| Arizonalimited | $63,750 | 360 | 0.76× | 2 | 29 |
| Connecticutmoderate | $47,300 | 510 | 2.05× | 3 | 28 |
| Michiganmoderate | $57,970 | 320 | 0.50× | 3 | 27 |
| Georgiamoderate | $59,380 | 970 | 1.36× | 4 | 25 |
| District of Columbialimited | $127,010 | 80 | 0.75× | 1 | 23 |
| Missourimoderate | $60,990 | 340 | 0.79× | 4 | 23 |
| Tennesseelimited | $56,690 | 210 | 0.43× | 2 | 22 |
| Utahmoderate | $61,770 | 70 | 0.27× | 3 | 22 |
| Kentuckymoderate | $75,060 | 190 | 0.66× | 3 | 21 |
| South Carolinamoderate | $90,980 | 70 | 0.21× | 3 | 17 |
| West Virginialimited | $67,580 | — | — | 1 | 14 |
| Louisianalimited | $64,530 | 690 | 2.45× | 1 | 12 |
| New Hampshirelimited | $69,040 | 100 | 1.04× | 2 | 10 |
| Coloradolimited | $65,080 | 160 | 0.39× | 1 | 8 |
| Arkansaslimited | $61,920 | 460 | 2.40× | 1 | 7 |
| Nebraskalimited | $86,900 | 40 | 0.25× | 1 | 5 |
| Oklahomalimited | $60,090 | — | — | 2 | 5 |
| Washingtonlimited | $98,550 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Mississippilimited | $44,280 | 140 | 0.82× | 1 | 2 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
What they do day to day
- Observe and document client reactions, progress, or other outcomes related to art therapy.
- Design art therapy sessions or programs to meet client's goals or objectives.
- Conduct art therapy sessions, providing guided self-expression experiences to help clients recover from, or cope with, cognitive, emotional, or physical impairments.
- Confer with other professionals on client's treatment team to develop, coordinate, or integrate treatment plans.
- Assess client needs or disorders, using drawing, painting, sculpting, or other artistic processes.
- Talk with clients during art or other therapy sessions to build rapport, acknowledge their progress, or reflect upon their reactions to the artistic process.
- Develop individualized treatment plans that incorporate studio art therapy, counseling, or psychotherapy techniques.
- Write treatment plans, case summaries, or progress or other reports related to individual clients or client groups.
Skills
- Active Listening4.1
- Speaking4.0
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Reading Comprehension3.9
- Monitoring3.8
- Active Learning3.5
- Learning Strategies3.4
- Writing3.4
Knowledge areas
- Therapy and Counseling4.9
- Psychology4.9
- Fine Arts4.7
- Sociology and Anthropology4.0
- Customer and Personal Service4.0
- English Language3.9
Abilities
- Oral Expression4.1
- Problem Sensitivity4.1
- Oral Comprehension4.0
- Speech Clarity3.9
- Written Comprehension3.9
- Deductive Reasoning3.9
Core activities
- Thinking Creatively4.9
- Assisting and Caring for Others4.7
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.6
- Documenting/Recording Information4.4
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.3
- Getting Information4.2
Tools and technology
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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.
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
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
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 Art Therapy/Therapist, which awarded 675 degrees in 2024-25, 29.7% 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 9 programs to this occupation. The largest are Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education. Together they graduate about 2,271 people a year.
How much do therapists, all other earn?+
The median is $77,930 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $46,540 at the 10th percentile to $152,530 at the 90th. 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?+
184 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 9 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.
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