2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Recreation Administration is the 147th most popular major in the country with 3,605 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Plains States region, there were 158 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,900 and $23,668 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great recreation administration programs and 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The recreation admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree recreation admin students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Recreation Administration at South Dakota State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration (Income $48-$75k)

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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