Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year. Of the 339 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Utah in 2021, 28 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.

U of U Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

U of U Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy programs across the country. The following shows how U of U 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 U of U 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 Schools	10
	12
Best Value Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy from U of U. This is the #8 most popular school for therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy from U of U in 2020-2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

U of U 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

• Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
• 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550
Recreational Therapists	380	$48,230

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.