Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at Texas State 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 Texas State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 students attend the school each year.

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.

Texas State Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

Texas State Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 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.

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy majors earned their master's degree from Texas State. Of these graduates, 5% were men and 95% were women.

Of the students who received a therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy master's degree from Texas State, 62% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• 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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Recreational Therapists	1,090	$43,070

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.