by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southeast region, there were 1,447 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,107 and $23,744 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,107 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 36 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 recreation admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region”.
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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 Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morris College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Sumter, South Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chowan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Murfreesboro, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Chowan University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. JWU Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 25 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Recreation Administration Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region. Henderson State University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 37 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Henderson State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lees - McRae College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Banner Elk, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
University of West Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Carrollton, Georgia, this fairly large public school awarded 82 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
Full University of West Georgia Recreation Administration Report
North Carolina Central University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 30 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at North Carolina Central University
Clemson University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to 129 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Carolina University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Carolina University Recreation Administration Report
Florida International University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 243 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Belmont Abbey College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Belmont Abbey College is located in Belmont, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Belmont Abbey College
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Lindsey Wilson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lindsey Wilson College Recreation Administration Report
Appalachian State University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Appalachian State
Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
Full Middle Tennessee State University Recreation Administration Report
With a ranking of #16, Old Dominion University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Old Dominion University
Alabama State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Alabama State University is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Alabama State
Eastern Kentucky University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Eastern Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 26 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Mississippi came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 33 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.
Davis & Elkins College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. D&E is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elkins, West Virginia. It awarded 1 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Davis & Elkins College
Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. WKU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
West Virginia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at West Virginia University
Arkansas Tech University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Russellville, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Wingate University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Wingate, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
North Carolina State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 37 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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