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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

With 111 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, recreation administration is the #109 most popular major in Colorado.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Colorado 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for recreation admin majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

#1

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, CO

27 Bachelor's Degrees

#9 in Quality in Colorado

$10,666 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Colorado the best value school in Colorado for recreation administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University of Northern Colorado undergraduate students pay an average of $10,666 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $359.

Full Recreation Administration at University of Northern Colorado Report

#2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

75 Bachelor's Degrees

#3 in Quality in Colorado

$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Colorado State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, recreation admin majors at Colorado State accumulate an average of around $18,445 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $308.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #3 for overall quality for recreation admin in Colorado.

Full Recreation Administration at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

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Majors Related to Recreation Admin

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

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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