Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at Eastern Washington 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 Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 students attend the school each year. Of the 188 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Washington University in 2021, 11 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.

EWU Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

EWU Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy progam at EWU 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 EWU 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	3
	4
Most Popular Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Value Recreational Therapy Schools	21
Most Popular Recreational Therapy Schools	25

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at EWU since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy at EWU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy.

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

EWU 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

• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy/Therapist

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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Recreational Therapists	190	$59,860

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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.