Recreation Administration at South Dakota State University

Every recreation administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the recreation admin program at South Dakota State University stacks up to those at other schools.

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and has a total student population of 11,405. Of the 1,977 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State University in 2021, 12 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.

South Dakota State Recreation Administration Degrees Available

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

South Dakota State Recreation Administration Rankings

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

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 South Dakota State 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
Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools	39
Most Popular Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in recreation admin from South Dakota State. This makes it the #15 most popular school for recreation admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

Recreation Admin Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 recreation admin students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from South Dakota State, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in recreation admin at South Dakota State are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State Recreation Administration Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Recreation Administration from South Dakota State in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

Of the students who received a recreation admin master's degree from South Dakota State, 78% 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 South Dakota State University with a master's in recreation admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State 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 SD, the home state for South Dakota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
General and Operations Managers	3,670	$125,490
Managers	370	$99,030
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	170	$50,870

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.