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2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Recreation Administration program at each school on the list.

Check out the recreation admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#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 working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 36% of the recreation admin majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Women make up 60% of the recreation admin majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 3 spot on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

About 33% of the students majoring in recreation admin at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular recreation administration schools in the United States. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in recreation admin at Central Michigan, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular recreation administration schools in the United States. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

About 50% of the students majoring in recreation admin at the school are women while 50% are male.

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

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Western Illinois University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for recreation administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 9 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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