Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy programs prepare 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.

For all the 799 degrees awarded in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy per year, the majority of them are Bachelors degree. Out of the 670 students earning degrees at the Bachelors degree level across the US, 88% percent identify as women and 12% percent identify as men. Though students at schools all over the country study Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy, North Carolina has the most graduates. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy is $38,300.