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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

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6 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Plains States region, there were 14 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Ridgewater College

Willmar, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ridgewater College landed the #1 spot on the list. Willmar, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ridgewater College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ridgewater College is $11,909 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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%.

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  • *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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