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Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region

3 Colleges
$31,213 Avg Salary
$25,531 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, recreation administration was ranked #183 in the country. In fact 441 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Illinois University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for recreation administration students. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a large student population.

Full Recreation Administration at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Report

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The excellent programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best recreation administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Recreation Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 10
Illinois 17
Wisconsin 10

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 3 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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