by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southeast region, there were 1,447 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,107 and $23,744 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 219 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in recreation administration. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in recreation administration.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree recreation admin students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 72 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Sports Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. United States Sports Academy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daphne, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full United States Sports Academy Recreation Administration Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 38 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 Clemson University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and it awarded 2 masters’s recreation admin degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 18 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Recreation Administration at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
North Carolina State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 30 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about Recreation Administration at North Carolina State University
University of Arkansas ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 24 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #9, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Eastern Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 3 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
West Virginia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
Old Dominion University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Old Dominion University
University of Florida came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #13, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Recreation Administration at University of Mississippi
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 0 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Recreation Administration Report
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