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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
232 Degrees Awarded
$20,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to qualified students.

ECU also made our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend East Carolina University is $19,933 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full ECU Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Carolina University is $16,857 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Western Carolina University Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

#3

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Longwood University landed the #3 spot on the list. Farmville, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $75-$110k list, Longwood has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,018 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Longwood.

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#4

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Winston - Salem State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. WSSU is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to qualified students.

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. It costs about $18,006 for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend WSSU.

Read more about Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at WSSU

#5

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#2 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #5 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to qualified students.

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 $22,190 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at UNCW

#6

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

Southern University and A & M College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $75-$110k list, Southern University and A & M College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern University and A & M College is $19,994 for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida also took the #7 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $26,559 for southeast region bachelor’s degree therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Nova Southeastern University.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full NUS Florida Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

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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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