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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in the Southwest Region

14 Colleges
$33,749 Avg Salary
$21,077 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Recreation Administration 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southwest Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for recreation admin majors pursuing a .

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Our analysis found Texas State University to be the most popular school for recreation administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, recreation admin graduates from Texas State carry an average student debt load of $21,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $302, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for recreation administration students. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

Recreation Admin majors at UNT take out an average of $26,625 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $301.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Weatherford, SWOSU is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, recreation admin graduates from SWOSU carry an average student debt load of $17,759.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Baptist University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Shawnee, OBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Central Oklahoma helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best recreation administration schools in the Southwest Region . UCO is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.

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University of the Incarnate Word ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for recreation administration students. It came in at #7 on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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Scottsdale Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular recreation administration programs. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Stephen F Austin State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

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#10

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Central Arizona College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular recreation administration programs. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Recreation Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best recreation administration schools 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 14 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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