Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region

15 Colleges
$31,107 Avg Salary
$23,744 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Recreation Administration 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the recreation admin programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#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. WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

Read More…

#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Recreation Administration at Clemson University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for recreation administration students. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

Read More…

The excellent programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best recreation administration schools in the Southeast Region . FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

Read More…

#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

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

Full Recreation Administration at University of Arkansas Report

University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular recreation administration programs. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read More…

#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular recreation administration programs. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read More…

#8

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

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

Read full report on Recreation Administration at West Virginia University

Eastern Kentucky University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Recreation Administration at Eastern Kentucky University Report

#10

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Old Dominion University

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 15 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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.