by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 University of Mississippi. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in recreation admin, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Ole Miss paid an average of $1,041 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $363 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,718 | $24,990 |
| Fees | $110 | $110 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,734 | $10,734 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,100 | $5,100 |
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The median early career salary of recreation admin students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Ole Miss is $32,569 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $29,573.
Online degrees for the Ole Miss 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 Ole Miss Online Learning page.
Women made up around 32.3% of the recreation admin students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 51.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in recreation admin at Ole Miss in 2019-2020, 22.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Recreation Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management | 31 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 152 |
*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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