2024 Best Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in Florida

Recreation Administration isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #164 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 30 master's degrees in recreation administration during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on recreation administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of recreation administration students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt recreation administration students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized recreation administration related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for recreation administration students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Recreation Administration Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Recreation Administration in Florida

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for recreation administration students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Florida Schools for a Master's in Recreation Admin

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

6 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in recreation administration has to take a look at University of Florida. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in recreation administration from University of Florida

2

Florida International University
Miami, FL

24 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in recreation administration has to check out Florida International University. FIU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Miami.More information about a master’s in recreation administration from Florida International University

Best Recreation Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Recreation Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Virginia	182	2
North Carolina	178	48
Tennessee	166	0
Alabama	151	1
Kentucky	147	75
South Carolina	146	38
Mississippi	145	0
Arkansas	121	21
West Virginia	112	4

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Recreation Administration Related Rankings by Major

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	30

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	409

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.