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Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in Kentucky

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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in Kentucky

4 Colleges
$33,774 Avg Salary
$28,688 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

With 145 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, recreation administration is the #62 most popular major in Kentucky.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Kentucky 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

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 degree in Kentucky. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Recreation Admin majors at WKU take out an average of $30,375 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in Kentucky list. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

While working on their degree, recreation admin majors at Eastern accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $219.

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#3

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindsey Wilson College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in Kentucky list. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Columbia.

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#4

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

Out of the 4 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Union College Kentucky landed the # 4 spot on the list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Barbourville.

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Best Recreation Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 83
Virginia 51
North Carolina 350
Florida 391
Tennessee 52
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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