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Recreation Administration at Appalachian State University

If you are interested in studying Recreation Administration, you may want to check out the program at Appalachian State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Appalachian State University is in Boone, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 67 recreation administration degrees were awarded at Appalachian State University.

Online Class Availability at Appalachian State University

Online coursework is an option at Appalachian State University. Of 21,570 students, 2,551 (12%) studied exclusively online and 9,977 (46%) took at least some classes online.

Recreation Administration Rankings at Appalachian State University

These rankings give you a sense of how Appalachian State University’s Recreation Administration program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#3 of 7
Best Value	North Carolina	#3 of 7
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#9 of 24
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#16 of 24
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#22 of 57
Best Value	Nationwide	#32 of 57

Earnings for Recreation Administration Graduates from Appalachian State University

Graduates of Appalachian State University’s Recreation Administration program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$22,764
2 years	$22,929
3 years	$30,406
4 years	$33,949
5 years	$39,498

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Recreation Administration graduates from Appalachian State University report median earnings of $33,949, compared with $50,311 for all Appalachian State University graduates — about 33% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Recreation Administration graduates from Appalachian State University comes in at $19,706.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Recreation Administration graduates at Appalachian State University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Recreation Administration graduates at Appalachian State University are 37% women (25) and 63% men (42).

Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Program at Appalachian State University

Of the 67 bachelor’s recreation administration graduates at Appalachian State University, 37% were women (25) and 63% were men (42).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Recreation Administration bachelor’s degree recipients at Appalachian State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	60
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	3
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 9% of Recreation Administration bachelor’s degree recipients at Appalachian State University, lower than the national average of 27%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Recreation Administration Concentrations at Appalachian State University

The Recreation Administration program at Appalachian State University breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Parks & Rec Facilities Management	67

Top-Paying Careers for Recreation Administration Graduates

Students who finish Recreation Administration program at Appalachian State University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Recreation Administration majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$170,172
Facilities Managers	$157,669
General and Operations Managers	$149,694
Security Managers	$104,128
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$43,138
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$24,378

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.