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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
232 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

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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.

This year’s “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

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. 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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in the Southeast Region

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. WCU is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 26 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Carolina University is $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students.

Full Western Carolina University Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#1 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #2 spot on the list. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 60 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend East Carolina University is $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students.

Read more about Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at ECU

#3

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UNCW is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNCW also made our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $19,055 for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students per year to attend UNCW.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 University of North Carolina at Wilmington

#4

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University and A & M College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. 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.

Southern University and A & M College also made our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Southern University and A & M College is $16,312 for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students.

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

#5

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winston - Salem State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students list, WSSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Winston - Salem State University is $12,286 for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students.

Full WSSU Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

#6

Longwood University

Farmville, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Longwood University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Longwood University is located in Farmville, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to qualified students.

Longwood not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,462 for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students per year to attend Longwood University.

Read more about Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at Longwood University

#7

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. NUS Florida is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 2 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida also made our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Nova Southeastern University is $23,905 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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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