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2023 Best Value Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
204 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 870 people earned their degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy, making the major the 459th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 204 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

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 in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.

ECU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for East Carolina University is $16,550 for Southeast Region Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students with aid.

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Winston - Salem State University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winston - Salem State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. WSSU is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 21 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

WSSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Winston - Salem State University is $12,415 for southeast region therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students with aid.

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Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Western Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 27 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

WCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,924 for Southeast Region Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students with aid per year to attend Western Carolina University.

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Western Piedmont Community College
Morganton, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Piedmont Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Western Piedmont Community College is a small school located in Morganton, North Carolina that handed out 4 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

WPCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $4,508 for Southeast Region Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students with aid per year to attend WPCC.

Since the school has a undergrad 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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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 in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students with aid list, Southern University and A & M College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern University and A & M College is $17,104 for Southeast Region Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students with aid.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2020-2021.

UNCW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNCW is $19,136 for Southeast Region Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students with aid.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

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Longwood University
Farmville, Virginia

Longwood University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Farmville, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

Longwood also took the #6 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Longwood University is $19,545 for Southeast Region Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students with aid.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.

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