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2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$15,654 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,056 Avg Salary

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.

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 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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for recreation admin majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Recreation Administration

Our 2023 rankings named Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for recreation administration students working on their master’s degree. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SRU are $18,216 a year.

Full Recreation Administration at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frostburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Frostburg State are $13,092 a year.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Frostburg State University

Best Recreation Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best recreation administration colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 166
New York 67
Maryland 35
New Jersey 18

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 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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