2022 Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 143 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 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 for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

$17,652 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school situated in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

SRU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SRU are $17,652, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #1 spot in our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

Full Temple University Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (With Aid)

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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