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Most Popular Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$42,056 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Recreation Administration Master's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Illinois University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for recreation administration students working on their master’s degree. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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

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Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in recreation admin at UW - La Crosse, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular recreation administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Recreation Administration at Central Michigan University Report

Best Recreation Administration Colleges by State

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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