2024 Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #303 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 82 bachelor's degrees in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

50 Annual Graduates

Temple University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy from Temple University

2

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy needs to take a look at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. SRU is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.More information about a bachelor’s in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	71
New Jersey	351	20

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Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Related Rankings by Major

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy is one of 16 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	196
Art Therapy	190
Rehabilitation Science	166
Music Therapy	56
Occupational Therapy	55
Physical Therapy/Therapist	52
Animal-Assisted Therapy	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver. More about our data sources and methodologies.