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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in Indiana

5 Colleges
$30,324 Avg Salary
$26,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

With 88 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, recreation administration is the #140 most popular major in Indiana.

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 Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Indiana 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Recreation Administration Colleges.

#1

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana State University the most popular school in Indiana for recreation administration students. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that recreation admin majors at Indiana State take out is $26,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $269.

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#2

Trine University

Angola, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trine University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in Indiana list. Located in the town of Angola, Trine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Out of the 5 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in Indiana list. Indiana Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Indiana Institute of Technology

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana Wesleyan University is a great place for recreation administration students. IWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Marion.

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Best Recreation Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Recreation Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 48
Ohio 15
Illinois 186
Wisconsin 53

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 5 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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