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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

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

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for recreation admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Our analysis found Western Kentucky University to be the most popular school for recreation administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 36% of the recreation admin majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Women make up 60% of the recreation admin majors at the school.

Full Recreation Administration at North Carolina State University Report

#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular recreation administration schools in the Southeast Region . Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

About 50% of the students majoring in recreation admin at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Recreation Administration at Clemson University Report

#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at East Carolina University

Best Recreation Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best recreation administration colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 83
Virginia 51
North Carolina 350
Florida 391
Tennessee 52
Kentucky 145
South Carolina 181
Arkansas 73
Alabama 6
Mississippi 33
West Virginia 41

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 4 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.

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