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 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 107 | 5% | $17,514 |
| 2 | Slippery Rock Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 80 | 4% | $25,147 |
| 3 | East Carolina Â鶹Íø | 72 | 1% | $21,672 |
| 4 | Temple Â鶹Íø | 63 | 1% | $33,004 |
| 5 | Central Michigan Â鶹Íø | 60 | 1% | $24,889 |
| 6 | Winston-Salem State Â鶹Íø | 56 | 5% | $20,134 |
| 7 | Â鶹Íø of North Carolina Wilmington | 47 | 1% | $24,982 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan Â鶹Íø | 46 | 1% | $26,196 |
| 9 | Western Carolina Â鶹Íø | 46 | 2% | $17,705 |
| 10 | Â鶹Íø of Toledo | 42 | 1% | $28,423 |
| 11 | Grand Valley State Â鶹Íø | 40 | 1% | $24,948 |
| 12 | SUNY Cortland | 38 | 2% | $25,220 |
| 13 | Brigham Young Â鶹Íø-Provo | 35 | 0% | $18,776 |
| 14 | Fremont College | 31 | 27% | N/A |
| 15 | Southern Â鶹Íø 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 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 20 | 0% | $24,486 |
| 20 | Eastern Washington Â鶹Íø | 17 | 1% | $23,011 |
| 21 | Utica College | 16 | 1% | $35,794 |
| 22 | Northwestern Connecticut Community College | 16 | 6% | $5,614 |
| 23 | 15 | 0% | $23,130 | |
| 24 | Longwood Â鶹Íø | 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 | Â鶹Íø 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 Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 3 | 0% | $27,074 |
| 42 | Nova Southeastern Â鶹Íø | 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.