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 reviewed 3 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 105 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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania Schools in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
Temple University is one of the best 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 fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were about 66 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a great decision for students interested in a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. SRU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Slippery Rock. This university ranks 37th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 37 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy has to look into York College of Pennsylvania. 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 approximately 2 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with this degree at YCP in the most recent year we have data available.
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).