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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Western Kentucky University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for recreation administration students working on their graduate certificate. WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

About 36% of the students majoring in recreation admin at the school are women while 64% are male.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Western Kentucky University

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in recreation admin at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full Recreation Administration at North Carolina State University Report

#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Clemson University

#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular recreation administration schools in the Southeast Region . ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Full Recreation Administration at East Carolina University Report

Best Recreation Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best recreation administration schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 2
Florida 30
North Carolina 60
Tennessee 0
Kentucky 89
Alabama 1
South Carolina 45
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 21
West Virginia 4

Recreation Administration is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Recreation Admin

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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