Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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 University of North Carolina at Wilmington stacks up to those at other schools.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 17,915 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy from UNCW.

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.

UNCW Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

UNCW Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Rankings

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

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 UNCW 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
Most Popular Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Recreational Therapy Schools	12
Best Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Best Value Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Best Recreational Therapy Schools	29
	30
Best Value Recreational Therapy Schools	37
	44

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 57 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNCW, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy at UNCW 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 University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNCW 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

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Recreational Therapists	400	$47,600

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.