Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at Eastern Michigan University

Every therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy program at Eastern Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year. Of the 710 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University in 2021, 19 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.

Eastern Michigan Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

Eastern Michigan Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy programs across the country. The following shows how Eastern Michigan performed in these rankings.

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 Eastern Michigan 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 Value Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
	16
Most Popular Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Recreational Therapy Schools	21
Best Recreational Therapy Schools	24
Most Focused Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
	27
Most Focused Recreational Therapy Schools	35

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy from Eastern Michigan. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy at Eastern Michigan are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Music Therapy
• Orthotist/Prosthetist
• Occupational Therapy

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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Recreational Therapists	710	$51,280

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.