by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy is the 459th most popular major in the country with 870 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across New York, there were 112 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 71 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,555 and $23,635 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in New York” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in New York”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Thomas Aquinas College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in New York list. STAC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sparkill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cortland. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in New York. SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized school located in Cortland, New York that handed out 17 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehman College landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lehman College Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utica College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in New York. Utica College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Utica, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Full Utica College Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ithaca College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in New York. This medium-sized school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in New York ranking. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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