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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in Colorado

4 Colleges
$31,962 Avg Salary
$22,925 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

With 111 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, recreation administration is the #109 most popular major in Colorado.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Colorado to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Colorado.

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the most popular school in Colorado for recreation administration students. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, recreation admin graduates from Colorado State take out $17,525 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $308.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in Colorado list. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Recreation Admin majors at University of Northern Colorado take out an average of $24,250 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $359.

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#3

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

The excellent programs at Colorado Mesa University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best recreation administration schools in Colorado. Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in Colorado list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Recreation Administration Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 21
Idaho 59
Montana 0
Wyoming 2

Recreation Administration is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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