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2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$23,917 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,066 Avg Salary

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

Recreation Administration is the #163 most popular major in the country with 3,122 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for recreation admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Recreation Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Western Carolina University to be the best value school for recreation administration students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

WCU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,367 in tuition and fees each year. On average, recreation admin graduates from WCU take out $20,533 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $295, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Henderson State University are $9,768 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, recreation admin majors at Henderson State University accumulate an average of around $28,408 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FIU are $18,963 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, recreation admin majors at FIU accumulate an average of around $22,876 in student debt.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UF are $28,659 per year. Recreation Admin majors at UF take out an average of $17,021 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UF also did well on our Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNCW are $21,303 a year. Recreation Admin majors at UNCW take out an average of $23,771 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATU are $13,636 per year.

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North Carolina State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC State are $29,916 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, recreation admin majors at NC State accumulate an average of around $20,559 in student debt.

NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#8

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for recreation administration students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Florida State are $21,683 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, recreation admin majors at Florida State accumulate an average of around $30,083 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Florida State also did well on our Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University of West Georgia undergraduate students pay an average of $17,576 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, recreation admin majors at University of West Georgia accumulate an average of around $28,331 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $156, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Recreation Administration at University of West Georgia Report

#10

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #10, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for recreation administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clemson are $38,550 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, recreation admin majors at Clemson accumulate an average of around $21,155 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $391, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Clemson also claimed a spot on our Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Best Recreation Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best recreation administration schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 83
Virginia 51
North Carolina 350
Florida 391
Tennessee 52
Kentucky 145
South Carolina 181
Arkansas 73
Alabama 6
Mississippi 33
West Virginia 41

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 25 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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