2024 Best Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Recreation Administration is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #128 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of recreation administration. Combined, these schools handed out 52 bachelor's degrees in recreation administration to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to recreation administration students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other recreation administration students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt recreation administration students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized recreation administration related body.

Our complete 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 the Best Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for recreation administration students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Bachelor's in Recreation Admin

1

Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR

15 Annual Graduates

$28,720 Median Starting Salary

$23,726 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in recreation administration needs to check out Arkansas Tech University. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the recreation admin program make an average of $28,720 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in recreation administration from Arkansas Tech University

2

Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, AR

37 Annual Graduates

$25,338 Median Starting Salary

$25,000 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in recreation administration has to check out Henderson State University. Henderson State University is a small public university located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the recreation admin program state that they receive average early career income of $25,338.

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

Best Recreation Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	319
Georgia	224	82
Tennessee	220	52
North Carolina	213	286
Virginia	213	49
South Carolina	195	136
Kentucky	187	56
Alabama	184	5
Mississippi	169	33
West Virginia	147	37

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Rankings in Majors Related to Recreation Admin

One of 4 majors within the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies area of study, Recreation Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Recreation Admin Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management	52

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	583
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	80
Outdoor Education	5

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.