2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$19,400
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy for a Master’s” 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 Wisconsin, there were 77 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin master’s degree vets studying therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy.
Top 1 Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy for a Master’s. Located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2020-2021.
UW - La Crosse also took the #1 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Of the 10,531 students enrolled at UW - La Crosse, 230 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 79 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,846. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW - La Crosse does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UW - La Crosse Veteran Student Life Report
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Notes and References
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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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