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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
221 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 8 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Southeast Region

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 66 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full Western Kentucky University Recreation Administration Report

#2

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Clemson University 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 took the #1 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Recreation Administration at Clemson University

#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified masters’s recreation admin students in 2019-2020.

UARK also made our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at University of Arkansas

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #4 spot on the list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.

Read more about Recreation Administration at North Carolina State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida International University is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 20 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #5 spot 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 Florida International University are $24,211.

Read more about Recreation Administration at Florida International University

#6

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Richmond, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s recreation admin degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Kentucky University are $14,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Eastern Recreation Administration Report

#7

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree recreation admin students list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #7 rank 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.

Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Recreation Administration Report

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

Read more about Recreation Administration at Old Dominion 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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