Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at Western Carolina University

If you plan to study therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy, take a look at what Western Carolina University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy from WCU.

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.

WCU Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

WCU Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy programs across the country. The following shows how WCU 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 WCU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Recreational Therapy Schools	20
Best Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
	25
Best Recreational Therapy Schools	32

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy from WCU in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women. The typical therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WCU 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

• 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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

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.