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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

10 Ranked Colleges
49 Degrees Awarded
$25,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 49 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major” ranking analyzed 10 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students.

Top 10 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major list. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 UW - La Crosse Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

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 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school situated in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read more about Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at SRU

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2020-2021.

Full Texas State Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

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Springfield College
Springfield, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Springfield College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students 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.

Full Springfield College Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University and A & M College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2020-2021.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at Temple University

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, Missouri

Lindenwood University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major ranking. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 Lindenwood University Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

University of Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major ranking, coming in at #8. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 28 masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full U of U Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

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Prescott College
Prescott, Arizona

Prescott College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major ranking. This small school is located in Prescott, Arizona, and it awarded 3 masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Prescot College Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

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With a ranking of #8, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full BYU Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

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