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2024 Best Recreation Administration Schools in the New England Region

5 Colleges in the New England Region
289 Recreation Admin Degrees Awarded
$32,832 Avg Early-Career Salary
Recreation Administration is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #163 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for recreation administration students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 289 degrees in recreation administration to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Recreation Administration School

Best Recreation Administration Schools in the New England Region The recreation admin program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Recreation Administration rankings. We derive our Best Overall Recreation Administration School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Recreation Administration Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Recreation Admin
Bachelor's Degrees in Recreation Admin
Master's Degrees in Recreation Admin

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Recreation Administration Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Recreation Administration in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of recreation admin degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New England Region Schools in Recreation Admin

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
76 Recreation Admin Degrees Awarded
11.8% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of New Hampshire - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in recreation administration. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #233 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNH is a great university overall.

There were roughly 76 recreation administration students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the recreation admin program make about $33,992 in the first couple years of working.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
71 Recreation Admin Degrees Awarded
21.1% Growth in Graduates

Southern Connecticut State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in recreation administration. SCSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven. This university ranks 12th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were approximately 71 recreation administration students who graduated with this degree at SCSU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the recreation admin program state that they receive average early career wages of $32,442.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
71 Recreation Admin Degrees Awarded
$32,446 Median Starting Salary

Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in recreation administration. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #483 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means JWU Providence is a great university overall.

There were roughly 71 recreation administration students who graduated with this degree at JWU Providence in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the recreation admin program report average early career wages of $32,446.

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Any student pursuing a degree in recreation administration has to look into Johnson & Wales University - Online. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence.

There were about 19 recreation administration students who graduated with this degree at JWU Online in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the recreation admin program state that they receive average early career wages of $32,446.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VT

Northern Vermont University is a small public university located in the rural area of Johnson. This university ranks 10th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were about 9 recreation administration students who graduated with this degree at Northern Vermont University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Recreation Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best recreation administration colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 8
Connecticut 241 71
New Hampshire 210 97
Maine 202 14
Rhode Island 200 90
Vermont 194 9

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Recreation Administration is one of 4 different types of Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies programs to choose from.

Recreation Admin Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management 289

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 2,397
Outdoor Education 50
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 28
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 13

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