2026 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in California
[Recreation Administration](/majors/parks-recreation-fitness/recreation-administration/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong recreation administration education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools to find the best return on investment for recreation administration students.
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2026 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in California
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the recreation administration degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Recreation Administration Schools
Leading the list is Professional Golfers Career College, our #1 best value for recreation administration in California. Located in the city of Temecula, Professional Golfers Career College is a small private for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $18,840. Typical student debt for recreation administration graduates is $12,000. Soon after graduation, recreation administration degree recipients from Professional Golfers Career College generally make around $30,064. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 11 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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