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2023 Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region

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246 Degrees Awarded
$25,000 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy is the 459th most popular major in the country with 870 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 246 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students.

Top 9 Most Focused Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in the Great Lakes Region

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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #1 spot on the list. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Calvin University
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Calvin University landed the #2 spot on the list. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 10 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is a fairly large school located in Toledo, Ohio that handed out 44 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

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Grand Valley State University
Allendale, Michigan

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the #4 spot on the list. GVSU is a large school located in Allendale, Michigan that handed out 42 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

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Aurora University
Aurora, Illinois

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Aurora University landed the #5 spot on the list. Aurora, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Central Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Indiana Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana Institute of Technology is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to qualified students.

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 19 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana

Indiana State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 0 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

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