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2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 51 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (Income $75-$110k)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is a public institution located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - La Crosse also took the #3 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse are $20,038, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 21 masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Temple University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 14 masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

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#4

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2019-2020.

SRU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania are $17,652, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Springfield College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Springfield College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Springfield College are $33,535.

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#6

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Southern University and A & M College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 1 masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern University and A & M College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern University and A & M College are $16,684.

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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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