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Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,304 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,066 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 43 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, recreation administration is the #161 most popular major in Washington.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Washington to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for recreation admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Recreation Administration

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Washington University the best value school in Washington for recreation administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

EWU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,922 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Washington University is a great value for recreation administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CWU are $8,685 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, recreation admin graduates from CWU carry an average student debtload of $23,754. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $210.

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Best Value Recreation Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Recreation Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 50
Nevada 5

One of 4 majors within the area of study, recreation administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 67,146
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 3,106
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Glen Santy.

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