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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (Income $30-$48k)

9 Ranked Colleges
82 Degrees Awarded
$7,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy is the 423rd most popular major in the country with 969 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 82 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Bronx Community College

Bronx, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bronx Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Bronx, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

BCC also made our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Bronx Community College is $5,096 for associate degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LaGuardia Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Long Island City, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

LaGuardia also made our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend LaGuardia Community College is $7,276 for Associate Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $4,362 for Associate Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Western Piedmont Community College

Morganton, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Piedmont Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Morganton, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2019-2020.

WPCC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Piedmont Community College is $3,497 for associate degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#5

Manchester Community College

Manchester, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. MCC is located in Manchester, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to qualified students.

MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Manchester Community College is $7,295 for Associate Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Northwestern Connecticut Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northwestern Connecticut Community College is a small school located in Winsted, Connecticut that handed out 1 associates’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $30-$48k list, NCCC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,297 for Associate Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northwestern Connecticut Community College.

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#7

Pitt Community College

Winterville, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

Pitt Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Winterville, North Carolina. It awarded 2 associates’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $3,357 for associate degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Pitt Community College.

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#8

Ridgewater College

Willmar, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Ridgewater College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ridgewater College is a small public school situated in Willmar, Minnesota. It awarded 6 associates’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Ridgewater College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,099 for Associate Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Ridgewater College.

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#9

Fremont College

Cerritos, California
#9 in overall quality

Fremont College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Cerritos, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2019-2020.

Fremont College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $22,181 for associate degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Fremont College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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%.

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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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