Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

If you are interested in studying therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy, you may want to check out the program at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SRU is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and approximately 8,860 students attend the school each year. Of the 329 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 32 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.

SRU Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
• Master’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

SRU Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy major at SRU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	3
Best Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	4
Best Value Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
	6
Best Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Recreational Therapy Schools	7
Most Focused Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Recreational Therapy Schools	7
Best Recreational Therapy Schools	9
Most Popular Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Value Recreational Therapy Schools	9
	15
	29

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy from SRU. This makes it the #4 most popular school for therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Student Demographics at SRU

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

SRU Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy majors earned their bachelor's degree from SRU. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy at SRU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SRU Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy from SRU. About 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy each year. SRU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy master's degree from SRU, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a master's in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy.

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

SRU 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
• 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 PA, the home state for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Recreational Therapists	1,250	$45,900

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 Blackngold29 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.