Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #1 spot on the list. Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees to qualified students.
Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Of the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple, 830 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 510 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,479. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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