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Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in Tennessee

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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in Tennessee

3 Colleges
$29,593 Avg Salary
$29,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

Recreation Administration is the #137 most popular major in Tennessee with 52 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee.

Our analysis found Middle Tennessee State University to be the most popular school for recreation administration students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro.

Recreation Admin majors at Middle Tennessee State University take out an average of $29,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Middle Tennessee State University

#2

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

The excellent programs at Cumberland University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best recreation administration schools in Tennessee. CU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Lebanon.

Full Recreation Administration at Cumberland University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great place for recreation administration students. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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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
Kentucky 145
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 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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