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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

5 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 969 people earned their degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy, making the major the 423rd most popular in the United States.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s. UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to qualified students.

UW - La Crosse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. 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

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized school located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania are $17,652.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #3 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.

In addition to being on our master’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students list, Temple has also earned the #2 rank 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 Temple are $24,236.

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#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 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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#5

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield College landed the #5 spot on the list. Springfield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students list, Springfield College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Springfield College are $33,535, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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