2025 Best Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Recreation Administration isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #164 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for recreation administration students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 35 master's degrees in recreation administration to qualified students.

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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 master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 master'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 much debt recreation administration students go into to obtain their master'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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for recreation administration students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Recreation Administration Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Recreation Administration in the New England Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for recreation administration students seeking a a master's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Recreation Admin

1

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Durham, NH

14 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of New Hampshire - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in recreation administration. UNH is a large public university located in the town of Durham.More information about a master’s in recreation administration from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

2

Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT

12 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Southern Connecticut State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in recreation administration. SCSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.More information about a master’s in recreation administration from Southern Connecticut State University

Best Recreation Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best recreation administration schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	0
Connecticut	153	27
New Hampshire	108	20

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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	35

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	617
Outdoor Education	6

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.