If you plan on majoring in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #459 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 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 257 degrees in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy annually.
Choosing a Great Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy School
Your choice of therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in the Middle Atlantic Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degree levels they offer.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
Temple University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were approximately 66 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a good option for students pursuing a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. SRU is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Slippery Rock. A Best Colleges rank of #621 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SRU is a great university overall.
There were about 37 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Kean University if you want to pursue a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #594 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Kean is a great university overall.
There were about 43 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent data year.
LaGuardia Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 111th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 16 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at LaGuardia in the most recent year we have data available.
Lehman is a large public college located in the large city of Bronx. This college ranks 81st out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 50 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Lehman in the most recent year we have data available.
YCP is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize suburb of York. This college ranks 47th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 2 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at YCP in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Bronx, BCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 128th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 6 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at BCC in the most recent data year.
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Related Rankings by Major
One of 16 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
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).
Your choice of therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
