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Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Michigan

2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$13,264 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,719 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

Recreation Administration is the #185 most popular major in Michigan with 48 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Michigan 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.

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.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Recreation Administration

$13,434 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University the best value school in Michigan for recreation administration students. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WMU are $13,434 per year.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
$15,966 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great value for recreation administration students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Michigan State are $15,966 a year. On average, recreation admin graduates from Michigan State take out $24,939 in student loans while working on their degree.

Michigan State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Recreation Administration Schools in Michigan list.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Michigan list. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year.

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Best Value Recreation Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 15
Illinois 186
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 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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