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Recreation Administration at Texas State University

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Recreation Administration at Texas 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 Texas State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and has a total student population of 37,812. Of the 7,822 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas State University in 2021, 81 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.

Texas State Recreation Administration Degrees Available

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

Texas State Recreation Administration Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks recreation admin programs across the country. The following shows how Texas State 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 Texas 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
34
Most Focused Recreation Administration Schools 54

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in recreation admin from Texas State. This makes it the #13 most popular school for recreation admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Recreation Admin Graduates from Texas State Make?

The median salary of recreation admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas State is $30,766. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,052 for all recreation admin students.

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Recreation Admin Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The recreation admin program at Texas State awarded 81 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women. The typical recreation admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Texas State since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in recreation admin at Texas State are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Texas State University with a bachelor's in recreation admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 43
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Texas State Recreation Administration Master’s Program

60% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in recreation admin from Texas State. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Texas State also has a doctoral program available in recreation admin. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers 195,730 $125,870
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 6,120 $47,900

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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