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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Recreation Administration Master's Degree 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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#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 master’s degree. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 31% of the recreation admin majors at the school.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for recreation administration students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Women make up 74% of the recreation admin majors at the school.

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Out of the 33 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 large city of Raleigh.

About 53% of the students majoring in recreation admin at the school are women while 47% are male.

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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 working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in recreation admin at the school are women while 41% are male.

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Out of the 33 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 suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the recreation admin majors at the school.

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools list. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

Of the 20 students majoring in recreation admin at SRU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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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 working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in recreation admin at UNT, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#8

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in recreation admin at UARK, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Women make up 78% of the recreation admin majors at the school.

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Western Illinois University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

Of the 17 students majoring in recreation admin at WIU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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