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2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,984 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,056 Avg Salary

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

With 350 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, recreation administration is the #63 most popular major in North Carolina.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in North Carolina 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Recreation Administration

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best value school for recreation administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

NC State graduate students pay an average of $11,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NC State also took the #4 spot in our Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at North Carolina State University

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value recreation administration schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 per year.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Best Value Recreation Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 83
Virginia 51
Florida 391
Tennessee 52
Kentucky 145
South Carolina 181
Arkansas 73
Alabama 6
Mississippi 33
West Virginia 41

Recreation Administration is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 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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