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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$15,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 158 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,900 and $23,668 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 133 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in recreation administration. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region 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 fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 24 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students list, South Dakota State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $19,252 for plains states region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at South Dakota State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,221 for plains states region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students per year to attend Minnesota State Mankato.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Minnesota State Mankato Recreation Administration Report

#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Saint Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.

St. Cloud State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Cloud State University is $14,267 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Recreation Admin students.

Read more about Recreation Administration at Saint Cloud State University

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 23 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend K -State is $18,285 for plains states region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at K -State

#5

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Western State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Western is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.

Missouri Western did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Missouri Western State University is $10,958 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Recreation Admin students.

Read more about Recreation Administration at Missouri Western

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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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