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

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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.

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.

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 in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for recreation admin majors pursuing a master's degree.

#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 master’s degree. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

About 31% of the students majoring in recreation admin at the school are women while 69% are male.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in recreation admin at the school are women while 26% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular recreation administration schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in recreation admin at NC State, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for recreation administration students working on their master’s degree. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

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

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#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Arkansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular recreation administration schools in the Southeast Region . UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

Women make up 68% of the recreation admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at University of Arkansas

University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in recreation admin at the school are women while 22% are male.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #7, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for recreation administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the recreation admin majors at the school.

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#8

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

Of the 4 students majoring in recreation admin at WVU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for recreation administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a large student population.

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

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Eastern Kentucky University

#10

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

With a ranking of #10, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for recreation administration students working on their master’s degree. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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Best Recreation Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best recreation administration colleges 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 14 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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