by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
Recreation Administration is the 163rd most popular major in the country with 3,122 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, recreation administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,874 and had an average of $23,610 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 297 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,883 and $24,640 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 225 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in recreation administration. That schools that top this list have a program in recreation administration in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Delhi. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Delhi, New York, this small public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lock Haven University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LHU is a small school located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania that handed out 11 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Frostburg State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Frostburg State is a public institution located in Frostburg, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Frostburg State University
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #5 spot on the list. SRU is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The College at Brockport ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Brockport, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at The College at Brockport
Kean University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Kean is a public institution located in Union, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized school located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Recreation Administration at East Stroudsburg University
St. Joseph’s College - New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. St. Joseph’s College - New York is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Cortland landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Cortland, New York, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California University of Pennsylvania landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. California University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized school located in California, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at California University of Pennsylvania
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