College Factual  by our College Data Analytics Team
       Unbiased Factual Guarantee

2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region

15 Ranked Colleges
137 Degrees Awarded
$35,036 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 167 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,036 and $26,101 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 137 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in recreation administration. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in recreation administration.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank Recreation Administration Schools

Rankings by Degree Other Award Levels
Rankings by Location Check Out Other Locales
More Recreation Admin Rankings Other Ranking Categories

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students.

Top 15 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Plains States Region

1

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hannibal - LaGrange University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region. Hannibal, Missouri 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.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Recreation Administration at HLGU

2
Hastings crest
Hastings College
Hastings, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hastings College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region. Hastings is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hastings, Nebraska. It awarded 8 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Hastings College

3

Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences landed the #3 spot on the list. CMU CLAS is a small school located in Fayette, Missouri that handed out 6 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Recreation Administration Report

4
Missouri Western crest
Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, Missouri

Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Western State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, this small public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.

Full Missouri Western Recreation Administration Report

5
Mount Marty crest
Mount Marty University
Yankton, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Marty University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Yankton, South Dakota, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Full Mount Marty Recreation Administration Report

6

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Fayette, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.

Full Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies Recreation Administration Report

7

Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 36 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%.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Recreation Administration Report

8
St. Cloud State University crest
Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Saint Cloud State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Saint Cloud State University

9
South Dakota State crest
South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

With a ranking of #9, South Dakota State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at South Dakota State

10
K -State crest
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

With a ranking of #10, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Kansas State University Recreation Administration Report

11
Hard Work U crest
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, Missouri

With a ranking of #11, College of the Ozarks did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Hard Work U is located in Point Lookout, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Hard Work U

11
Missouri Valley College crest
Missouri Valley College
Marshall, Missouri

Missouri Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Marshall, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Full Missouri Valley College Recreation Administration Report

11

With a ranking of #11, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 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 93%. 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%.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

11
UND crest
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Recreation Administration at University of North Dakota

11

With a ranking of #11, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Northwest Missouri State University

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

Notes and References

References

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

Credits

Popular Reports

College Rankings
Best by Location
Degree Guides by Major
Graduate Programs

Compare Your School Options