2024 Best Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in recreation administration, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #128 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 33 bachelor's degrees in recreation administration during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on recreation administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of recreation administration students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for recreation administration to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized recreation administration related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for recreation administration students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Recreation Administration Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Recreation Administration in Michigan

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in recreation administration.

Top Michigan Schools for a Bachelor's in Recreation Admin

1

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

23 Annual Graduates

$26,719 Median Starting Salary

$24,939 Median Student Debt

Michigan State University is a great option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in recreation administration. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

After graduation, recreation admin bachelor's recipients typically make an average of $26,719 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in recreation administration from Michigan State University

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

5 Annual Graduates

Western Michigan University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in recreation administration. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in recreation administration from Western Michigan University

Best Recreation Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	252	15
Illinois	241	167
Indiana	235	86
Wisconsin	213	28

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Recreation Administration Related Rankings by Major

Recreation Administration is one of 4 different types of Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies programs to choose from.

Recreation Admin Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management	33

Majors Similar to Recreation Admin

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	1,946
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	16
Outdoor Education	16

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Glen Santy. More about our data sources and methodologies.