Recreation Administration at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students received their master's degree in recreation admin.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Recreation Administration section at the bottom of this page.

WKU Recreation Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Recreation Admin

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

WKU does offer online education options in recreation admin for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

WKU Recreation Administration Rankings

Recreation Admin Student Demographics at WKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the recreation admin majors at Western Kentucky University.

WKU Recreation Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 recreation admin majors earned their master's degree from WKU. Of these graduates, 69% were men and 31% were women.

Of the students who received a recreation admin master's degree from WKU, 65% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the recreation admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Kentucky University with a master's in recreation admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	47
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

Careers That Recreation Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in recreation admin can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
General and Operations Managers	30,240	$89,750
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,250	$45,210

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.