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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

8 Colleges
$31,066 Avg Salary
$24,557 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Recreation Administration Bachelor's 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas State University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for recreation administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in recreation admin at the school are women while 35% are male.

Recreation Admin majors at Texas State take out an average of $22,021 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $302, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular recreation administration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 27% of the recreation admin majors at the school.

On average, recreation admin graduates from UNT take out $26,730 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $301.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular recreation administration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Weatherford, SWOSU is a public school with a small student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in recreation admin at the school are women while 76% are male.

On average, recreation admin graduates from SWOSU take out $21,663 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Oklahoma Baptist University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular recreation administration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Shawnee, OBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in recreation admin at the school are women while 77% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCO is a large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.

Women make up 25% of the recreation admin majors at the school.

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University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for recreation administration students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in recreation admin at UIW, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#7

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

With a ranking of #7, Wayland Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for recreation administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Plainview.

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With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for recreation administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 8 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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