2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Recreation Administration Master'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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Recreation Administration
Our analysis found Western Illinois University to be the best value school for recreation administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WIU are $12,182 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a large student population.
UW - La Crosse graduate students pay an average of $20,073 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - La Crosse also is in the top 10% of our Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.
Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Recreation Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best recreation administration schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 48 |
| Ohio | 15 |
| Illinois | 186 |
| Indiana | 88 |
| Wisconsin | 53 |
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Recreation Administration Related Majors for Recreation Admin
One of 4 majors within the area of study, recreation administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Recreation Admin
| 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.