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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
232 Degrees Awarded
$14,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region 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 a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region 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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 239 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 232 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 60 degrees to qualified bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2019-2020.

ECU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ECU is $12,195 for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full ECU Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

#2

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2019-2020.

WCU also made our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Western Carolina University is $11,358 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at Western Carolina University

#3

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Winston - Salem State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. WSSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 40 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

WSSU also made our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Winston - Salem State University is $11,261 for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at Winston - Salem State University

#4

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 49 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2019-2020.

UNCW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNCW is $14,415 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

#5

Longwood University

Farmville, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Longwood University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Farmville, Virginia, this small public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Longwood, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Longwood is $14,433 for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at Longwood

#6

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

Southern University and A & M College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $30-$48k list, Southern University and A & M College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern University and A & M College is $15,998 for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Southern University and A & M College Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

#7

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Nova Southeastern University is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 2 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NUS Florida, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nova Southeastern University is $19,965 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full NUS Florida Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

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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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