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CIP PROGRAM: 51.2309
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals to plan, organize, and direct recreational activities designed to promote health and well-being for patients who are physically, mentally, or emotionally disabled. Includes instruction in the foundations of therapeutic recreation, leisure education and counseling, program planning, therapeutic recreational modalities, basic anatomy and physiology, psychology, medical terminology, human growth and development, patient observation and evaluation, special needs populations, and professional standards and ethics.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 121 842 41
2021 82 783 51
2022 82 706 49
2023 56 743 49
2024 68 673 43
Change -53.72% -11.76% +19.51%

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51 HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
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51.2302 Dance Therapy/Therapist.
51.2305 Music Therapy/Therapist.
51.2306 Occupational Therapy/Therapist.
51.2307 Orthotist/Prosthetist.
51.2308 Physical Therapy/Therapist.
51.2309 Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy.
51.2310 Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor.
51.2311 Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist.
51.2312 Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering.
51.2314 Rehabilitation Science.
51.2315 Drama Therapy/Therapist.
51.2316 Horticulture Therapy/Therapist.
51.2317 Play Therapy/Therapist.
51.2399 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change

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