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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,122 people earned their degree in recreation administration, making the major the 163rd most popular in the United States. 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 New England region, there were 289 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,832 and $26,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 242 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in recreation administration. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their recreation administration program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 New England Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the New England Region. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 71 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the #2 spot on the list. Johnson & Wales University - Online is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 19 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the New England Region list. SCSU is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Johnson, Vermont, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Springfield College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 8 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Springfield College
With a ranking of #7, New England College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the New England Region list. New England College is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at New England College
University of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Maine at Presque Isle did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Presque Isle, Maine, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
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