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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
208 Degrees Awarded
$22,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 287 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 208 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Lehman College

Bronx, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehman College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehman also took the #5 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lehman is $8,818 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cortland landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Cortland, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cortland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Cortland is $19,440 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 SUNY Cortland Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

#3

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2019-2020.

SRU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is $23,118 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $25,075 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Temple University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#5

Kean University

Union, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the #5 spot on the list. Kean University is a public institution located in Union, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Kean did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kean University is $24,189 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6

Utica College

Utica, New York
#7 in overall quality

Utica College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Utica, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2019-2020.

Utica College also made our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Utica College is $24,100 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.

Read more about Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at Utica College

#7

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Ithaca College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Ithaca College is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $75-$110k list, Ithaca has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ithaca is $32,474 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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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%.

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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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