2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southwest 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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy is the 423rd most popular major in the country with 969 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 26 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$3,134 Average Net Price

$39,571 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 4 ’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $3,134 for Southwest Region Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Austin Community College District Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$11,125 Average Net Price

$40,670 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $11,125 for southwest region therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at Texas State

• Best Value Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (Income $0-$30k)

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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