2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in North Carolina

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #268 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 188 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

The therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in North Carolina ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy.

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

The following list ranks 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

1

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

60 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

East Carolina University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. ECU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Greenville. 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 North Carolina.

There were approximately 60 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

49 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

University of North Carolina at Wilmington 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 Wilmington, UNCW is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy in North Carolina.

There were approximately 49 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at UNCW in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Winston - Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC

40 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Winston - Salem State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy in North Carolina.

There were about 40 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at WSSU in the most recent data year.

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4

Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC

26 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Western Carolina University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. WCU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Cullowhee. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy in North Carolina.

There were approximately 26 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy individuals who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent data year.

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5

Catawba College
Salisbury, NC

13 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Catawba is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized suburb of Salisbury.

There were approximately 13 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Catawba in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	473	2
Virginia	417	16
South Carolina	353	0
Louisiana	295	25

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Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	39
Music Therapy	14
Art Therapy	5

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.