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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
232 Degrees Awarded
$13,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 969 people earned their degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy, making the major the 423rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 239 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 232 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 60 degrees to qualified bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2019-2020.

ECU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for East Carolina University is $11,026 for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCW, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington is $12,229 for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Western Carolina University is a fairly large public school situated in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It awarded 26 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Carolina University is $9,188 for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Winston - Salem State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

WSSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Winston - Salem State University is $10,541 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Longwood University

Farmville, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Longwood University landed the #5 spot on the list. Longwood University is a small school located in Farmville, Virginia that handed out 23 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $0-$30k list, Longwood has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Longwood University is $14,704 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Southern University and A & M College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2019-2020.

Southern University and A & M College also made our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Southern University and A & M College is $15,282 for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Nova Southeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 2 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NUS Florida is $19,544 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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