2027 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the The Plains States Region
[Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy](/majors/health-care-professions/rehab-and-therapeutic-professions/therapeutic-recreation-recreational-therapy/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy schools.
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2027 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the The Plains States Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools
Lindenwood University tops our 2027 list of the best value therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy schools in the The Plains States Region. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a large private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $21,600. Therapeutic Recreation/recreational Therapy graduates carry a median of $28,663 in student loans. Early-career therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates make about $48,197. Set against $28,663 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 57% of applicants are accepted.
Students looking for strong value in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy will find it at University Of Iowa, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Iowa City, University Of Iowa is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $11,283, compared with $33,371 for out-of-state students. Therapeutic Recreation/recreational Therapy graduates carry a median of $24,463 in student loans. Early-career therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates make about $71,754. That is a strong return on a $24,463 median debt. Roughly 84% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools 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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