2023 Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$32,339
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Recreation Admin for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,122 people earned their degree in recreation administration, making the major the 163rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, recreation administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,874 and had an average of $23,610 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 297 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,883 and $24,640 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 225 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Recreation Admin for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in recreation administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent recreation administration programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the recreation administration program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Recreation Admin for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Recreation Admin for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 8 Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Recreation Admin for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The College at Brockport landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Brockport, New York, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Brockport not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 7,592 students enrolled at The College at Brockport were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full SUNY Brockport Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Joseph’s College - New York. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Recreation Admin for a Bachelor’s. St. Joseph’s College - New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SJC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 5,012 students enrolled at SJC, 78 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 64 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,779. In addition to receiving other benefits, 24 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SJC]](/colleges/saint-josephs-college-new-york/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kean University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Recreation Admin for a Bachelor’s. Located in Union, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
Kean also took the #5 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Kean supports 14,064 students, and 253 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 131 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,357. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Kean University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cortland. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Recreation Admin for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Cortland, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Cortland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 6,832 students enrolled at SUNY Cortland, 78 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,971. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Cortland does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Recreation Admin for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Frostburg State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Frostburg State University is a small public school situated in Frostburg, Maryland. It awarded 19 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Frostburg State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 4,857 students enrolled at Frostburg State University, 131 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,373. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Frostburg State University]](/colleges/frostburg-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Recreation Admin for a Bachelor’s ranking. East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
East Stroudsburg University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 5,835 students enrolled at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, 155 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,861. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Lock Haven University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Recreation Admin for a Bachelor’s ranking. LHU is a small public school situated in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. It awarded 11 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
LHU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Lock Haven University supports 3,163 students, and 129 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 53 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,581. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Lock Haven University Veteran Student Life Report
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Recreation Admin for a Bachelor’s ranking. SRU is a public institution located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SRU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 313 of the 8,860 students enrolled at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania were GI Bill® students, of which 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,015. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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