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Graduate Certificate in Play Therapy

Graduate Certificates in Play Therapy

52 Yearly Graduations
98% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A graduate certificate in play therapy is offered at 5 colleges in the United States. In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 31% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Play Therapy Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 52 people earned their graduate certificate in play therapy. This earns it the #274 spot on the list of the most popular graduate certificate programs in the nation.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in play therapy at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Graduate Certificate 52

Earnings of Play Therapy Majors With Graduate Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for play therapy majors with their graduate certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for play therapy students who are graduate certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their graduate certificate in play therapy. About 98.1% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1
Women 51
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The racial-ethnic distribution of play therapy graduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4
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There are 5 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in play therapy. Learn more about the most popular 5 below:

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
9 Yearly Graduations
92% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

University of Wyoming is the 2nd most popular school in the nation for students seeking a graduate certificate in play therapy. Roughly 11,800 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $4,980 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $6,460 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 9 people received their graduate certificate in play therapy from UW. About 92% of this group were women, and 8% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#3

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey
4 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

Monmouth University comes in at #3 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in play therapy. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $44,098 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $26,280 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 4 people received their graduate certificate in play therapy from Monmouth. Of these students, 100% were women and 100% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

#5

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
0 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

Bethel University Minnesota is the 5th most popular school in the nation for students seeking a graduate certificate in play therapy. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $42,760 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $10,566 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 0 people received their graduate certificate in play therapy from Bethel University Minnesota.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to play therapy that offer graduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation Counseling 79
Physical Therapy 72
Rehabilitation Science 58
Other Rehabilitation Professions 58
Assistive Rehabilitation Engineering 51

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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