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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in California

7 Colleges
$29,293 Avg Salary
$16,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

Recreation Administration is the #249 most popular major in California with 50 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found Professional Golfers Career College to be the most popular school for recreation administration students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the midsize city of Temecula, PGCC is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that recreation admin majors at PGCC take out is $12,000.

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#2

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Rosa Junior College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in California list. Located in the city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

Reedley College

Reedley, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Reedley College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in California list. Located in the town of Reedley, Reedley College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Mt. San Antonio College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best recreation administration schools in California. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

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#5

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Butte College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

Cypress College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for recreation administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

West Valley College

Saratoga, CA

West Valley College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in California list. West Valley College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Saratoga.

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Best Recreation Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Recreation Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 43
Nevada 5

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 7 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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