2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration in Michigan

A bachelor's degree in recreation administration is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #105 out of 338 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the most popular for recreation administration students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 bachelor's degrees in recreation administration during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Recreation Administration School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The recreation admin bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration in Michigan ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of recreation administration students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Recreation Admin Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MI

$26,969 Median Student Debt

Michigan State University is a popular decision 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 very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in recreation administration in Michigan.

There were approximately 19 recreation administration students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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2

Lake Superior State University
Sault Ste Marie, MI

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MI

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in recreation administration has to check out Lake Superior State University. Lake Superior State University is a small public university located in the remote town of Sault Ste Marie. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in recreation administration in Michigan.

There were approximately 9 recreation administration students who graduated with this degree at Lake Superior State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MI

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in recreation administration has to look into Western Michigan University. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in recreation administration in Michigan.

There were about 2 recreation administration individuals who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Central Michigan University is a popular choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in recreation administration. Central Michigan is a large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in recreation administration in Michigan.

There were approximately 1 recreation administration individuals who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the recreation admin program earn about $30,900 in the first couple years of working.

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Best Recreation Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Recreation Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	246	20
Illinois	231	209
Indiana	227	56
Wisconsin	209	28

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Recreation Administration Related Rankings by Major

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

Recreation Admin Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management	31

Majors Similar to Recreation Admin

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	1,865
Outdoor Education	41
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	29

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.