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Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at Aurora University

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Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at Aurora University

If you plan to study therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy, take a look at what Aurora University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Aurora is located in Aurora, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,265. Of the 284 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Aurora University in 2021, 14 of them were therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy section at the bottom of this page.

Aurora Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

Aurora Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy progam at Aurora compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy major at Aurora is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools 11
Best Recreational Therapy Schools 12
17
Best Value Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools 18
Most Focused Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools 19
Most Popular Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools 20
Most Popular Recreational Therapy Schools 24
Most Focused Recreational Therapy Schools 27
28
Best Value Recreational Therapy Schools 32

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Student Demographics at Aurora

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy majors at Aurora University.

Aurora Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Program

93% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 14 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Aurora, about 7% were men and 93% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Aurora University with a bachelor's in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Aurora also has a doctoral program available in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Aurora University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140
Recreational Therapists 950 $46,620

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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