2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in New York

A bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #268 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 86 bachelor's degrees in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in New York ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in New York

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy.

Most Well Attended Schools for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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Lehman College
Bronx, NY

40 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NY

Lehman College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. Located in the city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy in New York.

There were about 40 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy individuals who graduated with this degree at Lehman in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

SUNY Cortland
Cortland, NY

19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NY

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy has to take a look at SUNY Cortland. Located in the town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy in New York.

There were approximately 19 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cortland in the most recent year we have data available.

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Utica College
Utica, NY

12 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NY

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy needs to take a look at Utica College. Located in the small city of Utica, Utica College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy in New York.

There were about 12 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy individuals who graduated with this degree at Utica College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY

10 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NY

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy needs to take a look at Ithaca College. Ithaca is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the small suburb of Ithaca. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy in New York.

There were approximately 10 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy from Ithaca College

5

St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, NY

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

STAC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Sparkill.

There were roughly 5 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy individuals who graduated with this degree at STAC in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy from St. Thomas Aquinas College

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The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, NY

The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York. More information about a bachelor’s in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy from The Graduate Center, CUNY

Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	683	106
New Jersey	332	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy is one of 13 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapy	262
Physical Therapy/Therapist	95
Music Therapy	33
Art Therapy	18
Animal-Assisted Therapy	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver. More about our data sources and methodologies.