2023 Best Value Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Southeast Region
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In 2020-2021, 3,122 people earned their degree in recreation administration, making the major the 163rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, recreation administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,874 and had an average of $23,610 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,447 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,107 and $23,744 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 25 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Southeast Region
Out of the 25 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 267 ’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
FIU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FIU is $5,298 for southeast region recreation admin students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Florida International University
Out of the 25 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #2 spot on the list. WKU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 108 ’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region recreation admin students list, WKU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $12,522 for Southeast Region Recreation Admin students.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Western Kentucky University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region list. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 19 ’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
UARK also made our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas is $16,507 for southeast region recreation admin students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Recreation Administration at University of Arkansas
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UF also made our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $5,135 for Southeast Region Recreation Admin students per year to attend University of Florida.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Recreation Administration at UF
Out of the 25 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cullowhee, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s recreation admin degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
WCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for WCU is $13,924 for southeast region recreation admin students.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Western Carolina University
North Carolina State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 79 diplomas to qualified ’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
NC State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $16,411 for southeast region recreation admin students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at NC State
University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 63 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCW, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,136 for southeast region recreation admin students per year to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Recreation Administration at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Clemson University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 174 ’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Clemson University is $21,262 for Southeast Region Recreation Admin students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Clemson Recreation Administration Report
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 50 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region recreation admin students list, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is $36,084 for Southeast Region Recreation Admin students.
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Florida State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified ’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
Florida State also took the #12 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,946 for Southeast Region Recreation Admin students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Florida State University
Henderson State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Henderson State University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 37 ’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region recreation admin students list, Henderson State University has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,902 for Southeast Region Recreation Admin students per year to attend Henderson State University.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Henderson State University Recreation Administration Report
University of Mississippi came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Mississippi is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 33 ’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Ole Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Mississippi is $12,161 for southeast region recreation admin students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Ole Miss Recreation Administration Report
Eastern Kentucky University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region list. Eastern is a fairly large public school situated in Richmond, Kentucky. It awarded 29 ’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern is $13,763 for southeast region recreation admin students.
Full Eastern Kentucky University Recreation Administration Report
With a ranking of #14, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region list. ATU is a public institution located in Russellville, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ATU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arkansas Tech University is $11,721 for Southeast Region Recreation Admin students.
Full ATU Recreation Administration Report
University of West Georgia ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of West Georgia is a fairly large school located in Carrollton, Georgia that handed out 82 ’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of West Georgia, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,588 for Southeast Region Recreation Admin students per year to attend University of West Georgia.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at University of West Georgia
Appalachian State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 59 ’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region recreation admin students list, Appalachian State has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State University is $13,989 for southeast region recreation admin students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Appalachian State
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 18 ’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
UNC Greensboro also took the #16 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNC Greensboro is $11,629 for southeast region recreation admin students.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
With a ranking of #18, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s recreation admin degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $12,752 for southeast region recreation admin students.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Middle Tennessee State University
West Virginia University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 32 ’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
WVU also took the #14 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,355 for Southeast Region Recreation Admin students per year to attend West Virginia University.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at WVU
Old Dominion University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 51 ’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region recreation admin students list, Old Dominion has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,204 for southeast region recreation admin students per year to attend Old Dominion University.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Old Dominion
With a ranking of #21, North Carolina Central University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 30 ’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
North Carolina Central University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina Central University is $14,332 for Southeast Region Recreation Admin students.
Full North Carolina Central University Recreation Administration Report
Marshall University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 8 ’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region recreation admin students list, Marshall University has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,351 for Southeast Region Recreation Admin students per year to attend Marshall University.
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Chowan University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 ’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region recreation admin students list, Chowan University has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,716 for southeast region recreation admin students per year to attend Chowan University.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Chowan University
Lees - McRae College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Banner Elk, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s recreation admin degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region recreation admin students list, Lees - McRae College has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lees - McRae College is $23,347 for Southeast Region Recreation Admin students.
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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s recreation admin degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
JWU Charlotte also took the #11 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend JWU Charlotte is $26,181 for southeast region recreation admin students.
Full Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Recreation Administration Report
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