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2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
221 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Southeast region, there were 1,622 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,692 and $25,637 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 221 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 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 cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the recreation administration program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 20 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree recreation admin students whose families make $48-$75k list, FIU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211.

Read more about Recreation Administration at FIU

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s recreation admin students in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Recreation Administration at UF

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 37 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at North Carolina State University

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #4 spot on the list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s recreation admin degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UARK Recreation Administration Report

#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 66 masters’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.

WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Kentucky University are $18,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at WKU

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 masters’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.

Clemson also made our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Clemson University

#6

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s recreation admin degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Recreation Administration at UNC Greensboro

#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Old Dominion University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s recreation admin students in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion also took the #6 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion University are $33,288, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Old Dominion

#9

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 6 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Kentucky University are $14,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Eastern Kentucky University

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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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