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Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at Western Carolina University

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 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.

WCU Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

WCU Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 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.

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

88% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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About 72% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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