by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that 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 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 “Most Well Attended Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in recreation administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular recreation administration programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 72 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Clemson University is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 38 masters’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 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%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s recreation admin degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at North Carolina State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, 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 91%.
Full Florida International University Recreation Administration Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 19 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 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%.
Read more about Recreation Administration at University of Arkansas
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 18 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 more about Recreation Administration at University of Florida
West Virginia University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 4 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Recreation Administration at West Virginia University
Eastern Kentucky University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Eastern Kentucky University
Old Dominion University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s recreation admin degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full Old Dominion University Recreation Administration Report
John Brown University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. John Brown University is a small school located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas that handed out 2 masters’s recreation admin 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Recreation Administration at John Brown University
United States Sports Academy came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Daphne, Alabama, and it awarded 1 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Read more about Recreation Administration at United States Sports Academy
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 masters’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 freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Mississippi ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Recreation Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. University of Mississippi is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 33 masters’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.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at University of Mississippi
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