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2023 Best Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Recreation Administration is the #183 most popular major in the country with 441 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Recreation Administration

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best school for recreation administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for recreation administration students working on their graduate certificate. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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Recreation Administration by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 4 majors within the area of study, recreation administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 9,742
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 206
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 35
Outdoor Education 28

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Glen Santy.

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