by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southeast Region” 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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 204 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 Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Catawba College landed the #1 spot on the list. Catawba is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salisbury, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Winston - Salem State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southeast Region. Winston - Salem State University is a public institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 21 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern University and A & M College Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Longwood University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southeast Region list. Longwood University is a small school located in Farmville, Virginia that handed out 15 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #5 spot on the list. UNCW is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 57 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Western Piedmont Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. WPCC is a small school located in Morganton, North Carolina that handed out 4 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full WPCC Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report
Western Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southeast Region list. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to qualified students.
Full Western Carolina University Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report
East Carolina University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southeast Region list. East Carolina University is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 49 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
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Nova Southeastern University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 2 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #10, Benedict College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southeast Region list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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