2023 Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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With all of the options veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 870 people earned their degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy, making the major the 459th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 204 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy.
Top 1 Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 1 masters’s therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern University and A & M College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 6,917 students enrolled at Southern University and A & M College, 313 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,125. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern University and A & M College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern University and A & M College]](/colleges/southern-university-and-a-and-m-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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