Recreation Administration at Clemson University

If you plan to study recreation administration, take a look at what Clemson University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and has a total student population of 26,406. Of the 5,155 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Clemson University in 2021, 129 of them were recreation administration majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Recreation Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Clemson Recreation Administration Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation Admin
• Master’s Degree in Recreation Admin
• Doctorate Degree in Recreation Admin

Clemson Recreation Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the recreation admin progam at Clemson compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The recreation admin major at Clemson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Recreation Administration. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	1
Best Value Recreation Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Focused Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Schools	5

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in recreation admin from Clemson. This makes it the #2 most popular school for recreation admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in recreation admin, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Clemson Recreation Admin Graduates

The median salary of recreation admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at Clemson is $33,548. This is 5% higher than $32,052, which is the national average for all recreation admin bachelor's degree recipients.

Recreation Admin Student Demographics at Clemson

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the recreation admin majors at Clemson University.

Clemson Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Program

Of the 129 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Recreation Administration from Clemson in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical recreation admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Clemson since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in recreation admin at Clemson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Clemson University with a bachelor's in recreation admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	108
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Clemson Recreation Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 recreation admin majors earned their master's degree from Clemson. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% were women.

Of the students who received a recreation admin master's degree from Clemson, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Clemson University with a master's in recreation admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Clemson also has a doctoral program available in recreation admin. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

Careers That Recreation Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in recreation admin can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for Clemson University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
General and Operations Managers	32,520	$101,400
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,860	$48,140
Managers	1,760	$100,890

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By hager.angie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.