2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 969 people earned their degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy, making the major the 423rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 239 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Western Piedmont Community College

Morganton, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$3,133 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Piedmont Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. WPCC is a small public school situated in Morganton, North Carolina. It awarded 4 associates’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

WPCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Piedmont Community College is $3,133 for southeast region associate degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#2

Pitt Community College

Winterville, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$2,165 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pitt Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Pitt Community College is a public institution located in Winterville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $2,165 for southeast region associate degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Pitt Community College.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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