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Recreation Administration at Western Carolina University

Recreation Administration at Western Carolina University

What traits are you looking for in a recreation admin school? To help you decide if Western Carolina University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's recreation admin program.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243.

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.

WCU Recreation Administration Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation Admin

WCU Recreation Administration Rankings

The recreation admin major at WCU 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.

Recreation Admin Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of recreation admin bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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About 97% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in recreation admin at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in recreation admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Recreation Administration

If you plan to be a recreation admin major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management 47

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers 54,330 $131,600
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 2,780 $53,210

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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