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Longwood University

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (51.2309)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Therapeutic Recreation
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 512309

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1976
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2020-21616015
2021-22605724
2022-2347528
2023-24484813
2024-25485110

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2020-2115015
2021-2224024
2022-23718
2023-2413013
2024-2510010
Five Year Summary69170
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years060170551770



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)620%
2014-15 (8 years)710%
2017-18 (5 years)860%
2019-20 (3 years)1900%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-206265.3%$ 19,500$ 27,000$ 32,372$ 33,290
2016-17 to 2020-216069.8%$ 17,134$ 27,000$ 30,015$ 31,000
2017-18 to 2021-226368.5%$ 22,500$ 27,000$ 35,288$ 35,500
2018-19 to 2022-236474.4%$ 23,557$ 28,008$ 35,253$ 34,000
2019-20 to 2023-246072.3%$ 20,000$ 27,500$ 32,417$ 32,257
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-206366.3%$ 23,000$ 44,292$ 54,336$ 87,541
2016-17 to 2020-216069.8%$ 23,557$ 42,581$ 54,030$ 85,834
2017-18 to 2021-226368.5%$ 27,000$ 50,500$ 59,024$ 88,212
2018-19 to 2022-236474.4%$ 27,883$ 57,372$ 65,019$ 98,575
2019-20 to 2023-246072.3%$ 25,500$ 55,966$ 61,256$ 95,029


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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