MASTERS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
The American Art Therapy Association encourages you to consider an CAAHEP-accredited master’s-level art therapy program. CAAHEP, or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, is an accreditation agency for postsecondary education programs in 30 health science fields recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The organization grants accreditation after an education program is reviewed and it is determined that the program is in compliance with the profession’s accreditation Standards. Attending an accredited program will help ensure that their resources, curriculum, faculty, and policies will meet your learning needs and prepare you for future board certification.
Download a brochure about Accreditation of Art Therapy Programs.
CAAHEP ACCREDITED GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
To search for an Accredited Art Therapy program, start here or click on a state below and click on “Find an accredited program.”
From there, click on the “Profession” button option. Next, select “Art Therapy” by checking the box and scroll down to hit the blue “Search” button at the very bottom of the professions list.
This will show you the directory of Art Therapy programs, which are listed alphabetically by state. (There is more than one page of accredited programs.) Click on the program’s name to learn more.
California (2 programs)
Colorado (1 program)
Connecticut (1 program)
District of Columbia (Washington, DC) (1 program)
Florida (1 program)
Illinois (3 programs)
Indiana (3 programs)
Kansas (1 program)
Kentucky (1 program)
Maryland (1 program)
Massachusetts (2 programs)
Michigan (1 program)
Minnesota (1 program)
New Mexico (1 program)
New York (6 programs)
New Jersey (1 program)
Ohio (1 program)
Oregon (1 program)
Pennsylvania (5 programs)
Virginia (2 programs)
Washington (1 program)
Wisconsin (1 program)
Online/Hybrid
To view all options, including fully online AND ALSO hybrid options which offer majority online supplemented by a few weeks of on-campus time, once you click on the “View Programs” link below, you must select “Accredited” from the drop-down menu of this search directory link. Selecting only the second option of “accredited online” will NOT take you to a full list of options.
Find a CAAHEP accredited program
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE CAAHEP ACCREDITATION PROCESS
Because a master’s degree is the entry-level for the art therapy profession, only approved or accredited master’s programs are listed. Institutions offering art therapy undergraduate pre-professional majors or doctoral programs can be found here. Please email changes or corrections for your listing to the AATA National Office.
EMPLOYER VERIFICATION
Need verification for an employer of your program’s status? This chart will allow individuals to provide verification of past AATA Approval of their graduate program to an employer or for ATR application, if required. In addition, verification of a program’s initial CAAHEP accreditation date, which replaced their prior AATA Approval status, may be obtained from the CAAHEP directory, with the date accreditation was granted shown here and the award letter being available on the CAAHEP directory through the “find an accredited program” search option.