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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$13,187 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,066 Avg Salary

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

With 186 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, recreation administration is the #120 most popular major in Illinois.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for recreation administration students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois State are $13,968 a year. Recreation Admin majors at Illinois State take out an average of $21,130 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $204, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Illinois State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Illinois State University

#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value recreation administration schools in Illinois. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EIU are $12,297 a year.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Eastern Illinois University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,297 per year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $375.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of St Francis is a great value for recreation administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Saint Francis are $35,000 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, recreation admin graduates from University of Saint Francis carry an average student debtload of $26,464.

Full Recreation Administration at University of St Francis Report

Best Value Recreation Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Recreation Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 48
Ohio 15
Indiana 88
Wisconsin 53

Recreation Administration is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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