Recreation Administration at University of Florida

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 University of Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,775 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Florida in 2021, 53 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.

UF Recreation Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UF

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UF offers distance education options for recreation admin at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UF Recreation Administration Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The recreation admin major at UF 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 Value Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools	15

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in recreation admin from UF. This makes it the #19 most popular school for recreation admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Recreation Admin Graduates from UF Make?

The median salary of recreation admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $33,795. 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 UF

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

UF Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students earned a bachelor's degree in recreation admin from UF. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. The typical recreation admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 30% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in recreation admin at UF are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	36
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UF Recreation Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in recreation admin from UF. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a recreation admin master's degree from UF, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UF 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	8,870	$48,010

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.