2023 Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southwest Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southwest 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 877 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 34 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 Southwest Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students.
Top 4 Most Focused Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in the Southwest Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 17 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full ASU - Tempe Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prescott College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Prescott, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2021-2022.
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%. 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.
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References
- 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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