2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Recreation Administration 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Washington

Check out the recreation admin programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality in Recreation Administration

#1

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, WA

15 Degrees

#23 in Quality in Washington

$7,922 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Washington University the best value school in Washington for recreation administration students. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EWU are $7,922 per year. On average, recreation admin graduates from EWU take out $19,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Recreation Administration at Eastern Washington University Report

#2

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA

9 Degrees

#11 in Quality in Washington

$8,685 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CWU are $8,685 a year. Recreation Admin majors at CWU take out an average of $25,026 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $210.

Full Recreation Administration at Central Washington University Report

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.

Recreation Administration Related Majors for Recreation Admin

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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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