If you plan on majoring in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #459 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 4 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 106 degrees in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy School
Your choice of therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Rankings by Degree Level
The therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in Michigan.
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Best Schools for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in Michigan
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degree levels they offer.
Top Michigan Schools in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
Grand Valley State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. GVSU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Allendale. A Best Colleges rank of #399 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GVSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 42 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy needs to take a look at Eastern Michigan University. Eastern Michigan is a large public university located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti. This university ranks 20th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 19 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.
Central Michigan University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. Central Michigan is a large public university located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant. A Best Colleges rank of #402 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Central Michigan is a great university overall.
There were about 35 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy has to take a look at Calvin University. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids. This university ranks 12th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 10 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Calvin in the most recent data year.
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Related Rankings by Major
One of 16 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
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).
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Your choice of therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
