A program that prepares individuals to plan, organize, and direct recreational activities designed to promote health and well-being for patients who are physically, mentally, or emotionally disabled. Includes instruction in the foundations of therapeutic recreation, leisure education and counseling, program planning, therapeutic recreational modalities, basic anatomy and physiology, psychology, medical terminology, human growth and development, patient observation and evaluation, special needs populations, and professional standards and ethics.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 107 | 5% | $17,514 |
| 2 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 80 | 4% | $25,147 |
| 3 | East Carolina University | 72 | 1% | $21,672 |
| 4 | Temple University | 63 | 1% | $33,004 |
| 5 | Central Michigan University | 60 | 1% | $24,889 |
| 6 | Winston-Salem State University | 56 | 5% | $20,134 |
| 7 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 47 | 1% | $24,982 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan University | 46 | 1% | $26,196 |
| 9 | Western Carolina University | 46 | 2% | $17,705 |
| 10 | University of Toledo | 42 | 1% | $28,423 |
| 11 | Grand Valley State University | 40 | 1% | $24,948 |
| 12 | SUNY Cortland | 38 | 2% | $25,220 |
| 13 | Brigham Young University-Provo | 35 | 0% | $18,776 |
| 14 | Fremont College | 31 | 27% | N/A |
| 15 | Southern University and A & M College | 29 | 3% | $23,123 |
| 16 | CUNY Lehman College | 27 | 1% | $27,857 |
| 17 | CUNY Bronx Community College | 25 | 1% | $6,570 |
| 18 | Suffolk County Community College | 20 | 1% | $7,292 |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 20 | 0% | $24,486 |
| 20 | Eastern Washington University | 17 | 1% | $23,011 |
| 21 | Utica College | 16 | 1% | $35,794 |
| 22 | Northwestern Connecticut Community College | 16 | 6% | $5,614 |
| 23 | Texas State University | 15 | 0% | $23,130 |
| 24 | Longwood University | 14 | 1% | $27,330 |
| 25 | Unity College | 11 | 8% | $41,720 |
| 26 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 11 | 4% | $49,310 |
| 27 | Gateway Community College | 10 | 1% | $5,624 |
| 28 | Austin Community College District | 10 | 0% | $3,750 |
| 29 | University of Southern Maine | 10 | 1% | $22,968 |
| 30 | Calvin College | 9 | 1% | $48,900 |
| 31 | Ithaca College | 8 | 1% | $62,757 |
| 32 | Genesee Community College | 8 | 1% | $16,410 |
| 33 | Ridgewater College | 8 | 1% | $6,965 |
| 34 | Indiana Institute of Technology | 7 | 1% | $41,116 |
| 35 | Pitt Community College | 6 | 0% | $3,530 |
| 36 | Western Piedmont Community College | 5 | 1% | $3,977 |
| 37 | Springfield College | 4 | 0% | $53,244 |
| 38 | Edmonds Community College | 4 | 0% | $17,666 |
| 39 | Manchester Community College | 4 | 1% | $5,664 |
| 40 | Catawba College | 4 | 1% | $45,842 |
| 41 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 3 | 0% | $27,074 |
| 42 | Nova Southeastern University | 3 | 0% | $50,597 |
| 43 | Sinclair Community College | 3 | 0% | $3,830 |
| 44 | Middlesex Community College | 3 | 1% | $5,584 |
| 45 | CUNY LaGuardia Community College | 3 | 0% | $6,734 |
| 46 | Rockland Community College | 2 | 0% | $6,522 |
| 47 | Green Mountain College | 2 | 1% | $50,352 |
| 48 | Prescott College | 1 | 1% | $43,295 |
| 49 | Vermilion Community College | 1 | 1% | $18,452 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.