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Recreation Administration at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

If you plan to study Recreation Administration, you may want to check out the program at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is in University Park, PA.

During the most recent reporting year, 86 recreation administration degrees were granted at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Online & Distance Learning at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Distance learning is available at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. Of 50,737 students, 321 (1%) studied exclusively online and 20,178 (40%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Recreation Administration graduates at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Recreation Administration graduates at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus are 29% women (25) and 71% men (61).

Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Program at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Of the 83 bachelor’s recreation administration graduates at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, 27% were women (22) and 73% were men (61).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	68
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	5
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	4
Unknown	4

Minority students account for 8% of Recreation Administration bachelor’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, below the national average of 27%.*

Recreation Administration Master’s Program at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Among the 1 master’s recreation administration graduates at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, 100% were women (1) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Recreation Administration master’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1

Recreation Administration Doctoral Program at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Of the 2 doctoral recreation administration graduates at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, 100% were women (2) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Recreation Administration doctoral degree recipients at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
International (Nonresident)	1

*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 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

The Recreation Administration program at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Parks & Rec Facilities Management	86

Top-Paying Careers for Recreation Administration Graduates

Graduates of the Recreation Administration program at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus pursue many career paths. 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.