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2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
264 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,605 people earned their degree in recreation administration, making the major the 147th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, recreation administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,523 and had an average of $24,159 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 301 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,133 and $25,592 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 264 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in recreation administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality recreation administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the recreation administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Maine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 14 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $14,458 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Recreation Admin students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Maine.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Full UMaine Recreation Administration Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2019-2020.

UNH also made our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $18,826 for new england region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Recreation Administration Report

#3

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Vermont University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Northern Vermont University is a public institution located in Johnson, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Vermont University is $12,249 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Recreation Admin students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Northern Vermont University Recreation Administration Report

#4

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the #4 spot on the list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students whose families make $30-$48k list, SCSU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $19,028 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Recreation Admin students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SCSU.

Read more about Recreation Administration at Southern Connecticut State University

#5

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2019-2020.

Springfield College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Springfield College is $22,254 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Recreation Admin students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Springfield College Recreation Administration Report

#6

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, New England College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Henniker, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2019-2020.

NEC also made our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend New England College is $26,858 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Recreation Admin students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Recreation Administration at New England College

#7

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 109 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU Providence did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for JWU Providence is $24,024 for new england region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full JWU Providence Recreation Administration Report

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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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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