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2027 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Colorado

[Recreation Administration](/majors/parks-recreation-fitness/recreation-administration/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for recreation administration students.

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• Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Colorado

2027 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Colorado

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in recreation administration, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Recreation Administration Schools

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Mesa State College
Grand Junction, CO

$9,927 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,310 Avg Student Debt

$45,823 Median Earnings (10yr)

Mesa State College tops our 2027 list of the best value recreation administration schools in Colorado. Mesa State College is a large public school located in the city of Grand Junction. Students from in state pay about $9,927 in tuition and fees, compared with $25,124 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $22,310 to complete the recreation administration program here. Soon after graduation, recreation administration degree recipients from Mesa State College generally make around $43,617. Set against $22,310 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 82% of applicants are accepted.

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Colorado State University Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

$13,373 In-State Tuition & Fees

$19,628 Avg Student Debt

$60,543 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Colorado State University Fort Collins earned it the #2 place for recreation administration. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State University Fort Collins is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,373, while out-of-state students pay about $35,061. Typical student debt for recreation administration graduates is $19,628. Early-career recreation administration graduates make about $33,161. That is a strong return on a $19,628 median debt. The acceptance rate is 88%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.