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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$18,442 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,066 Avg Salary

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

With 174 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, recreation administration is the #161 most popular major in Texas.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Texas 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.

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

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

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

Our analysis found University of North Texas to be the best value school for recreation administration students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $11,090 per year. On average, recreation admin graduates from UNT take out $26,730 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $301.

Full Recreation Administration at University of North Texas Report

#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas State are $11,135 per year. Recreation Admin majors at Texas State take out an average of $22,021 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $302.

Full Recreation Administration at Texas State University Report

Out of the 3 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Incarnate Word landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIW are $33,100 per year.

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Best Value Recreation Administration Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1
Oklahoma 39

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 3 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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