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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2 Colleges
$26,077 Avg Salary
$17,818 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Recreation Administration Associate Degree School for You

Recreation Administration is the #163 most popular major in the country with 3,122 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Recreation Administration Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Recreation Administration program at each school on the list.

Check out the recreation admin associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Scottsdale Community College to be the most popular school for recreation administration students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Scottsdale Community College

Out of the 2 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona Western College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Yuma, AWC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Arizona Western College

Best Recreation Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best recreation administration schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 174
Arizona 1
Oklahoma 39

One of 4 majors within the area of study, recreation administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 67,146
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 3,106
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Glen Santy.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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