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2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 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.

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 a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2019-2020.

UW - La Crosse also made our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - La Crosse are $20,038.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students with aid list, Texas State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SRU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SRU are $17,652, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #4 spot on the list. 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern University and A & M College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Southern University and A & M College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern University and A & M College also took the #0 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern University and A & M College are $16,684, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Springfield College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Springfield College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. 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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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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