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2024 Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in New York

5 Colleges in New York
109 Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Degrees Awarded
A degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #459 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 109 degrees in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy School

Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in New York Your choice of therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
Bachelor's Degrees in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in New York

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New York Schools in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

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LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

LaGuardia Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. Located in the large city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #712 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means LaGuardia is a great college overall.

There were roughly 16 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at LaGuardia in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
50 Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Degrees Awarded

Lehman College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. Lehman is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Bronx. This college ranks 57th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 50 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Lehman in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

Bronx Community College is a great option for students interested in a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. Located in the large city of Bronx, BCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 98th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 6 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at BCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Utica College
Utica, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY

It's difficult to beat Utica College if you want to pursue a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. Utica College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Utica. This college ranks 89th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 10 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Utica College in the most recent data year.

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SUNY Cortland
Cortland, NY
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY

SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Cortland. A Best Colleges rank of #700 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SUNY Cortland is a great school overall.

There were about 18 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cortland in the most recent data year.

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Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Pennsylvania97897
New Jersey61420

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One of 16 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Occupational Therapy1,185
Physical Therapy/Therapist1,112
Art Therapy102
Music Therapy56
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling31
Dance Therapy19
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions5
Rehabilitation Science3
Animal-Assisted Therapy2

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