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

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.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 21 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

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in recreation admin matters. 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 Missouri 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. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for recreation administration.

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

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

Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Fayette, MO

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is a popular choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in recreation administration. CMU CLAS is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Fayette.

There were roughly 8 recreation administration students who graduated with this degree at CMU CLAS in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in recreation administration from Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

2

Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, MO

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MO

$26,000 Median Salary

Missouri Western State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in recreation administration. Located in the small city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in recreation administration in Missouri.

There were approximately 6 recreation administration individuals who graduated with this degree at Missouri Western in the most recent data year.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the recreation admin program earn around $26,000 in their early career salary.

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

3

Hannibal - LaGrange University
Hannibal, MO

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Hannibal - LaGrange University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in recreation administration. HLGU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Hannibal.

There were about 5 recreation administration individuals who graduated with this degree at HLGU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in recreation administration from Hannibal - LaGrange University

4

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies
Fayette, MO

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is a popular decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in recreation administration. Located in the town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

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

More information about a bachelor’s in recreation administration from Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

5

College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO

Located in the distant town of Point Lookout, Hard Work U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in recreation administration from College of the Ozarks

5

Missouri Valley College
Marshall, MO

Located in the town of Marshall, Missouri Valley College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in recreation administration from Missouri Valley College

5

Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, MO

$27,900 Median Salary

$23,759 Median Student Debt

Northwest is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Maryville.

Soon after graduating, recreation admin bachelor's recipients usually make around $27,900 in the first five years of their career.

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

Best Recreation Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	210	61
Kansas	175	37
Nebraska	174	5
South Dakota	142	26
North Dakota	141	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Recreation Admin

Recreation Administration is one of 4 different types of Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies programs to choose from.

Recreation Admin Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management	21

Majors Similar to Recreation Admin

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	940
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	220

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.