Animal-Assisted Therapy

STEM • Health Professions And Related Programs

What is it about?

A program that prepares health and human service professionals to integrate the use of animals into their treatment practices in order to facilitate change in people with mental and physical disabilities. Includes instruction in psychology, psychology of disabilities, animal behavior, animal training, the human-animal bond, integration of animals into therapeutic settings, and ethical and cultural issues.

Numbers at a glance

736th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
5
Colleges offer it
25
Graduates (2018-19)
Women100%

Trends

Graduates
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Popularity Rank
Top2004006008001000200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Public1Private4
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Public3Private6
Number of Colleges by Size
Very Small2Small2Medium-Sized1
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill3
Average public university graduating class: 3 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Carroll College13
Aurora University5
Wilson College3
Lake Erie College1
Average private university graduating class: 6 students.

O's Insights on Animal-Assisted Therapy

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
  • 12% of graduates come from public universities.

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