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

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$42,056 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Recreation Administration Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of North Texas to be the most popular school for recreation administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in recreation admin at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in recreation admin at Texas State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Recreation Administration at Texas State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stephen F Austin State University is a great place for recreation administration students working on their master’s degree. SFASU is a large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

Full Recreation Administration at Stephen F Austin State University Report

Best Recreation Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best recreation administration colleges 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 3 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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