2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s” 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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 384 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 23 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the recreation administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree recreation admin students.
Top 23 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s. Western Illinois University is a public institution located in Macomb, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
WIU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996.
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #2 spot on the list. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 66 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.
WKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s list. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743.
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #4 spot on the list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s recreation admin degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.
Clemson also made our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is a fairly large school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 11 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - La Crosse, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse are $20,038, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.
SRU also made our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania are $17,652, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of North Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s list. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree recreation admin students list, UNT has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618.
Frostburg State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s ranking. Frostburg State is a small public school situated in Frostburg, Maryland. It awarded 10 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Frostburg State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Frostburg State University are $12,790.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Frostburg State
University of Arkansas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121.
North Carolina State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 37 degrees to qualified masters’s recreation admin students in 2019-2020.
NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Central Michigan is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 5 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Texas State University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s ranking. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
Texas State also took the #18 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s ranking. UNH is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 8 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.
UNH also took the #3 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970.
Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Recreation Administration Report
Florida International University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s recreation admin degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree recreation admin students list, FIU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 3 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Colorado State also took the #9 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055.
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With a ranking of #16, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s list. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.
SFASU also took the #22 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFASU are $15,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
New England College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s list. Henniker, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s recreation admin degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NEC, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NEC are $15,764, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 6 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Eastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern are $14,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Eastern Kentucky University
University of Idaho landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 12 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.
U of I also made our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #20, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s list. Southern Connecticut State University is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCSU, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCSU are $26,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Southern Connecticut State University
University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #21. 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.
In addition to being on our master’s degree recreation admin students list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Springfield College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s recreation admin degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Springfield College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Springfield College are $33,535.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Springfield College
Old Dominion University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 4 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree recreation admin students list, Old Dominion has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion University are $33,288.
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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%.
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- 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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