2024 Best Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Recreation Administration is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #164 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for recreation administration students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 48 master's degrees in recreation administration during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 North Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Recreation Administration in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in recreation administration.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Recreation Admin

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

30 Annual Graduates

$43,732 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in recreation administration has to take a look at North Carolina State University. NC State is a very large public university located in the city of Raleigh.

Recreation Administration master's degree recipients from North Carolina State University receive an earnings boost of around $2,103 above the typical income of recreation administration majors.

More information about a master’s in recreation administration from North Carolina State University

2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

18 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Greensboro is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in recreation administration. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Greensboro.More information about a master’s in recreation administration from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Best Recreation Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	30
Virginia	182	2
Tennessee	166	0
Alabama	151	1
Kentucky	147	75
South Carolina	146	38
Mississippi	145	0
Arkansas	121	21
West Virginia	112	4

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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	48

Most Popular Majors Related to Recreation Admin

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	194
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	4

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.