Recreation Admin

Types of Degrees Recreation Admin Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many recreation administration graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	1,876
Master’s Degree	360
Associate Degree	146
Basic Certificate	48
Graduate Certificate	39
Doctor’s Degree	21
Undergraduate Certificate	2

What Recreation Admin Majors Need to Know

O*NET surveyed people in occupations related to recreation admin and asked them what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. The responses were rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being most important.

Knowledge Areas for Recreation Admin Majors

Recreation Admin majors often go into careers in which the following knowledge areas are important:

• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Skills for Recreation Admin Majors

The following list of skills has been highlighted as some of the most essential for careers related to recreation admin:

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Abilities for Recreation Admin Majors

Recreation Admin majors often go into careers where the following abilities are vital:

• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

What Can You Do With a Recreation Admin Major?

Below is a list of occupations associated with recreation admin:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Compliance Managers	8.0%	$107,480
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	11.4%	$48,220
General and Operations Managers	9.1%	$100,930
Regulatory Affairs Managers	8.0%	$107,480

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation Admin?

This is a less frequently chosen undergraduate major. Only 2,416 students graduated with a bachelor’s degree in recreation administration in 2021, making it rank #128 in popularity. This major attracts more men than women. About 56% of the graduates in this field are male.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of recreation admin majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	30
Black or African American	229
Hispanic or Latino	209
White	1,284
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	96

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Recreation Admin. About 1.5% of those with this major are international students.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Recreation Admin

Some degrees associated with recreation admin may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

Find out what the typical degree level is for recreation admin careers below.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	8.8%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	9.0%
Some College Courses	9.3%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	10.4%
Bachelor’s Degree	43.9%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.	9.1%
Master’s Degree	6.3%
Post-Master’s Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master’s degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level.	2.3%
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.	0.8%

Online Recreation Admin Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	14	2
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	36	3
Bachelor’s Degree	8	3
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	33	7
Post-Master’s	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	5	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Recreation Admin

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to recreation admin.

Major	Number of Grads
Health & Physical Education	65,385
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	2,361
Outdoor Education	277
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	232

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
• Image Credit: By Glen Santy under License

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