2027 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in New Jersey
[Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy](/majors/health-care-professions/rehab-and-therapeutic-professions/therapeutic-recreation-recreational-therapy/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students.
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2027 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in New Jersey
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools
Kean University earned the #1 spot for value among therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy schools in New Jersey. Set in the suburb of Union, Kean University is a large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $14,299, while out-of-state students pay about $22,446. Therapeutic Recreation/recreational Therapy graduates carry a median of $26,703 in student loans. Early-career therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates make about $71,277. That is a strong return on a $26,703 median debt. Roughly 76% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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