2025 Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #459 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. Combined, these schools handed out 72 degrees in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools List

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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 Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy in the Rocky Mountains Region

The schools below may not offer all types of therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

1

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Utah is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy from University of Utah

2

Brigham Young University - Idaho
Rexburg, ID

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Degrees Awarded

51.2% Growth in Graduates

Brigham Young University - Idaho is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the town of Rexburg.More information about a degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy from Brigham Young University - Idaho

Best Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Colleges by State

Explore the best therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	597	53
Idaho	446	21

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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.

Majors Similar to Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist	806
Occupational Therapy	185
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	45
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	28
Animal-Assisted Therapy	22
Music Therapy	12
Art Therapy	6
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	3
Play Therapy	3
Rehabilitation Science	2

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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.