Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

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

UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 10,531. In 2021, 60 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - La Crosse.

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.

UW - La Crosse Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Degrees Available

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

UW - La Crosse Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy major at UW - La Crosse 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 Focused Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Recreational Therapy Schools	1
Best Value Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	2
Best Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Recreational Therapy Schools	2
Most Popular Recreational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	2
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Most Focused Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Value Recreational Therapy Schools	7
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In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy from UW - La Crosse. This makes it the #2 most popular school for therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Student Demographics at UW - La Crosse

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

UW - La Crosse Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 60 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy from UW - La Crosse in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 98% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy at UW - La Crosse 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 Wisconsin - La Crosse with a bachelor's in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW - La Crosse Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master’s Program

Of the 10 therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW - La Crosse, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy master's degree from UW - La Crosse, 100% 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 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse with a master's in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW - La Crosse 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Health Specialties Professors	5,200	$76,800
Recreational Therapists	670	$44,970

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 Lacrossewi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.