2025 Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Associate Degree Schools

an associate degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #389 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 68 associate degrees in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy during the <nil> academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools

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 Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Associate Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy.

Top Schools for an Associate in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

1

LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat LaGuardia Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. LaGuardia is a large public college located in the large city of Long Island City.More information about a associate in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy from LaGuardia Community College

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Bronx Community College
Bronx, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Bronx Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. BCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Bronx.More information about a associate in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy from Bronx Community College

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy by Region

View the Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy is one of 16 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapy	53
Physical Therapy/Therapist	52
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	51
Orthotist/Prosthetist	41
Animal-Assisted Therapy	17
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist	15
Art Therapy	1
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	1

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.