Recreation Administration at University of Northern Colorado

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 Northern Colorado stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and approximately 11,460 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,032 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northern Colorado in 2021, 27 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.

University of Northern Colorado Recreation Administration Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation Admin

University of Northern Colorado Recreation Administration Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks recreation admin programs across the country. The following shows how University of Northern Colorado 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 University of Northern Colorado 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
	7
Best Recreation Administration Schools	11
Most Focused Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46

How Much Do Recreation Admin Graduates from University of Northern Colorado Make?

The median salary of recreation admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Northern Colorado is $35,985. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $32,052 for all recreation admin bachelor's degree recipients.

Recreation Admin Student Demographics at University of Northern Colorado

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

University of Northern Colorado Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 recreation admin students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Northern Colorado, about 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical recreation admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Northern Colorado since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in recreation admin at University of Northern Colorado are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University of Northern Colorado 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 CO, the home state for University of Northern Colorado.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
General and Operations Managers	39,200	$131,920
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,350	$56,240

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 LUSportsFan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.