When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in recreation administration sits in the middle of the road, ranking #164 out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 31 master's degrees in recreation administration to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to recreation administration students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other recreation administration students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for recreation administration to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized recreation administration related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for recreation administration students working on their master's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Recreation Administration in Texas
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in recreation administration.
Top Texas Schools for a Master's in Recreation Admin
University of North Texas is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in recreation administration. UNT is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
Master's students who receive their degree from the recreation admin program earn an average of $41,146 in their early career salary.
It's hard to beat Texas State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in recreation administration. Texas State is a very large public university located in the small city of San Marcos.
Master's graduates who receive their degree from the recreation admin program make around $41,564 in their early career salary.
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).
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