Art Therapy at Hofstra University

Every art therapy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the art therapy program at Hofstra University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Art Therapy section at the bottom of this page.

Hofstra Art Therapy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Art Therapy

Hofstra Art Therapy Rankings

Art Therapy Student Demographics at Hofstra

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the art therapy majors at Hofstra University.

Hofstra Art Therapy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of art therapy master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 7% men graduate in art therapy each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a art therapy master's degree from Hofstra, 68% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hofstra University with a master's in art therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
• Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
• Occupational Therapy

Careers That Art Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in art therapy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Therapists	660	$72,900

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.