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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in North Carolina

15 Colleges
$31,403 Avg Salary
$24,594 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

With 350 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, recreation administration is the #63 most popular major in North Carolina.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in North Carolina 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the most popular school in North Carolina for recreation administration students. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, recreation admin graduates from NC State take out $22,018 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Wilmington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best recreation administration schools in North Carolina. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

After completing their degree, recreation admin graduates from UNCW carry an average student debt load of $22,750.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

The average amount in student loans that recreation admin majors at Appalachian State take out is $20,165. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $318.

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Out of the 15 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that recreation admin majors at WCU take out is $21,331. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $295, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 15 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, recreation admin graduates from North Carolina Central University take out $33,894 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $164, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in North Carolina list. JWU Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charlotte.

On average, recreation admin graduates from JWU Charlotte take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $430, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular recreation administration programs. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Recreation Admin majors at UNC Greensboro take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Chowan University

Murfreesboro, NC

Chowan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular recreation administration programs. Chowan University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Murfreesboro.

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Sandhills Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in North Carolina ranking. SCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pinehurst.

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#10

Lees - McRae College

Banner Elk, NC

Lees - McRae College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the rural area of Banner Elk, Lees - McRae College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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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
Florida 391
Tennessee 52
Kentucky 145
South Carolina 181
Arkansas 73
Alabama 6
Mississippi 33
West Virginia 41

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

Majors Similar to Recreation Admin

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 15 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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