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2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

There are about 3,232 students enrolled in Recreational Therapy in the USA.

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popularity

Below Average

Compared to national avg.

Diplomas received last year

763

Vs. National Avg.

-93%

popularity Rank

#269

cost

Very Affordable

Compared to national avg.

Median degree cost

$20K

Vs. National Avg.

-19%

cost Rank

#330

salary

Low Paying

Compared to national avg.

Average Salary Two Years Out of School

$39K

Vs. National Avg.

-2%

salary Rank

#300

professors

Below Average

Compared to national avg.

Professor Rating

C+

Vs. National Avg.

-1%

professors Rank

#280

students

Not Very Diverse

Compared to national avg.

Diversity Rating

C+

Vs. National Avg.

-4%

students Rank

#333

RECREATIONAL THERAPY DEGREES

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

It is quite uncommon to find an American undergrad majoring in recreational therapy. Each focus confers around 6,000 annual bachelor's degrees; last spring, 842 people were granted bachelor's degrees in recreational therapy, making it the nation's 231st most popular major. The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse​ conferred 74 of those degrees (#1 in the United States of America), and colleges in North Carolina handed out more degrees than any American State (198).

Selecting the best college may probably not be easy, since undergrad degrees in recreational therapy are available at 32 schools around the country. There are 6 colleges offering the typical subject per every college offering a four-year degree in recreational therapy, making it the 334th most widely offered US degree.

GRADUATE DEGREES

While last May, 95% of degrees in recreational therapy were bachelor's degrees; 5% were postgraduate degrees. Recreational therapy is the 347th most popular graduate degree in America, with 41 degrees conferred. To put that in context, the average subject is 67.7 times more popular among postgrads than recreational therapy.

In Total, 883 students received a bachelor's or higher in recreational therapy last May.

ONLINE RECREATIONAL THERAPY DEGREES

1 of those 883 students (0.1%) received their degrees entirely remotely - 0 undergraduate students and 1 postgrad. It's at the moment the 311th most in-demand online postgraduate degree, and 99.8% under the nation's average (616).

PARTIALLY ONLINE RECREATIONAL THERAPY DEGREES

  • Last year, 217 people received bachelor's degrees in recreational therapy partially online
  • 31 institutions nationally have a four-year degree in recreational therapy partially online
  • 25.77% of all four-year degree in recreational therapy are completed partially online
  • 1.03% of Winston-Salem State University's​ last undergraduate class majored in recreational therapy partially online, higher than any other US school
  • The typical major confers 1,368 annual bachelor's degrees partially online

IN-PERSON RECREATIONAL THERAPY DEGREES

  • Recreational therapy is the 225th most common in-person bachelor's degree in America
  • Recreational therapy is the 368th most universally offered in-person college degree in the nation
  • 74.11% of all college degree in recreational therapy are done fully in-person
  • Temple University​ granted 58 exclusively in-person undergrad degrees in recreational therapy, more than any other American college
  • The average discipline hands out 1,836 annual postgraduate degrees entirely in-person

Top 25 Best Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

Search for the best Recreational Therapy online colleges according to your filter parameters.

B+

Rating

#1 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

La Crosse, WI | www.uwlax.edu/

75%

Acceptance

11,501

Students

#612

Ranking

$18K

Tuition

A

Rating

#2 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA | www.temple.edu/

71%

Acceptance

42,075

Students

#303

Ranking

$30K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#3 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Wilmington, NC | www.uncw.edu/

68%

Acceptance

20,367

Students

#555

Ranking

$21K

Tuition

B+

Rating

#4 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

CUNY Lehman College

Bronx, NY | www.lehman.edu/

47%

Acceptance

19,829

Students

#690

Ranking

$15K

Tuition

B+

Rating

#5 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC | www.wcu.edu/

48%

Acceptance

13,783

Students

#650

Ranking

$8K

Tuition

B+

Rating

#6 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY | www2.cortland.edu/

52%

Acceptance

7,657

Students

#594

Ranking

$19K

Tuition

A

Rating

#7 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT | www.utah.edu/

79%

Acceptance

38,335

Students

#354

Ranking

$27K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#8 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

University of St Francis

Joliet, IL | https://www.stfrancis.edu/

60%

Acceptance

5,403

Students

#400

Ranking

$35K

Tuition

A

Rating

#9 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT | www.byu.edu/

69%

Acceptance

39,086

Students

#198

Ranking

$6K

Tuition

B+

Rating

#10 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York, NY | www.gc.cuny.edu/

0%

Acceptance

10,413

Students

#703

Ranking

$15K

Tuition

A

Rating

#11 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI | www.calvin.edu/

73%

Acceptance

4,020

Students

#287

Ranking

$38K

Tuition

D−

Rating

#12 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

Winston-Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC | www.wssu.edu/

73%

Acceptance

5,834

Students

#2127

Ranking

$16K

Tuition

A

Rating

#13 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY | www.ithaca.edu/

76%

Acceptance

6,780

Students

#291

Ranking

$47K

Tuition

B−

Rating

#14 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC | www.ecu.edu/

88%

Acceptance

31,962

Students

#1056

Ranking

$24K

Tuition

B

Rating

#15 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, PA | https://www.sru.edu/

74%

Acceptance

10,238

Students

#836

Ranking

$14K

Tuition

A

Rating

#16 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

Springfield College

Springfield, MA | www.springfield.edu/

63%

Acceptance

3,288

Students

#370

Ranking

$40K

Tuition

B

Rating

#17 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

Catawba College

Salisbury, NC | www.catawba.edu/

52%

Acceptance

1,572

Students

#813

Ranking

$31K

Tuition

F

Rating

#18 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

Unity College

Unity, ME | https://unity.edu/

100%

Acceptance

1,452

Students

#2369

Ranking

$13K

Tuition

F

Rating

#19 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, LA | www.subr.edu/

43%

Acceptance

8,050

Students

#2251

Ranking

$17K

Tuition

D

Rating

#20 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH | www.utoledo.edu/

95%

Acceptance

22,028

Students

#2022

Ranking

$20K

Tuition

D+

Rating

#21 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

Indiana Institute of Technology

Fort Wayne, IN | www.indianatech.edu/

63%

Acceptance

2,477

Students

#1698

Ranking

$28K

Tuition

C+

Rating

#22 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

Utica College

Utica, NY | https://www.utica.edu/

86%

Acceptance

6,916

Students

#1260

Ranking

$22K

Tuition

C+

Rating

#23 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

Aurora University

Aurora, IL | https://aurora.edu/

84%

Acceptance

7,433

Students

#1240

Ranking

$26K

Tuition

C

Rating

#24 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, WA | www.ewu.edu/

79%

Acceptance

16,280

Students

#1391

Ranking

$26K

Tuition

D

Rating

#25 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Recreational Therapy

Longwood University

Farmville, VA | www.longwood.edu/

87%

Acceptance

5,852

Students

#1855

Ranking

$30K

Tuition

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