2024 Best Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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.

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

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

Top Minnesota Schools for a Bachelor's in Recreation Admin

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Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN

36 Annual Graduates

$36,914 Median Starting Salary

$27,000 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Minnesota State University - Mankato if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in recreation administration. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public university located in the city of Mankato.

After graduating, recreation admin bachelor's recipients usually earn an average of $36,914 in their early careers.

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Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN

16 Annual Graduates

$36,965 Median Starting Salary

$27,000 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in recreation administration needs to take a look at Saint Cloud State University. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the recreation admin program make around $36,965 for their early career.

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Best Recreation Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	39
Kansas	184	22
Nebraska	180	8
North Dakota	149	0
South Dakota	148	16

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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

Majors Similar to Recreation Admin

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	815
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	64

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).
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