Recreation Administration at Henderson State University

If you are interested in studying recreation administration, you may want to check out the program at Henderson State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and has a total student population of 3,163. In 2021, 37 recreation admin majors received their bachelor's degree from Henderson State University.

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.

Henderson State University Recreation Administration Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation Admin

Henderson State University Recreation Administration Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks recreation admin programs across the country. The following shows how Henderson State University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The recreation admin major at Henderson State University 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
Most Focused Recreation Administration Schools	5
Most Popular Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19

How Much Do Recreation Admin Graduates from Henderson State University Make?

The median salary of recreation admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at Henderson State University is $25,338. This is less than $32,052, which is the national average of all recreation admin majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Recreation Admin Student Demographics at Henderson State University

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

Henderson State University Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Program

The recreation admin program at Henderson State University awarded 37 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 84% of these degrees went to men with the other 16% going to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in recreation admin at Henderson State University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its recreation admin bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Henderson State University also has a doctoral program available in recreation admin. In 2021, 0 student 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 AR, the home state for Henderson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
General and Operations Managers	20,440	$87,650
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,270	$43,010

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.