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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools

35 Colleges
$31,874 Avg Salary
$23,610 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

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

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The Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 35 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Recreation Administration program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for recreation admin majors pursuing a .

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Western Kentucky University the most popular school in the United States for recreation administration students. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The excellent programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best recreation administration schools in the United States. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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Out of the 35 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Connecticut State University is a great place for recreation administration students. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 35 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for recreation administration students. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools ranking. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

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#8

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for recreation administration students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular recreation administration programs. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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Western Illinois University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools ranking. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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Recreation Administration by Region

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Region
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 25 schools only.

  • 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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