2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration in Texas

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 #172 in popularity out of 326 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of recreation administration. Combined, these schools handed out 24 master's degrees in recreation administration to qualified students.

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

The recreation admin master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration in Texas ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality recreation administration program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. 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.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Recreation Administration in Texas

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

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

1

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TX

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University of North Texas is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in recreation administration. UNT is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in recreation administration in Texas.

There were roughly 15 recreation administration students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in recreation administration from University of North Texas

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TX

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You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Texas State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in recreation administration. Texas State is a very large public university located in the small city of San Marcos. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in recreation administration in Texas.

There were approximately 5 recreation administration individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year.

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

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Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In TX

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Stephen F Austin State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in recreation administration. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in recreation administration in Texas.

There were approximately 4 recreation administration individuals who graduated with this degree at SFASU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in recreation administration from Stephen F Austin State University

Best Recreation Administration Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

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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	24

Majors Similar to Recreation Admin

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	664

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.