The main focus area for this major is Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Recreation Administration is a major offered under the parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program of study at Old Dominion University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in recreation admin, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Old Dominion was ranked #49 on College Factual's Best Schools for recreation admin list. It is also ranked #1 in Virginia.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Old Dominion was $1,028 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $356 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,029 | $26,664 |
Fees | $3,771 | $4,296 |
Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,988 | $12,988 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,000 | $3,000 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Recreation Admin students who received their bachelor’s degree at Old Dominion took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 7% higher than the national average of $23,325.
recreation admin who receive their bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion make an average of $29,250 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $29,573.
Online degrees for the Old Dominion recreation admin bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Old Dominion Online Learning page.
About 62.3% of the students who received their BS in recreation admin in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 51.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 49.2% of the recreation admin bachelor’s degrees at Old Dominion in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 14 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 30 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Recreation Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management | 61 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health & Physical Education | 48 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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