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Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$27,610 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,775 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

Recreation Administration is the #163 most popular major in the country with 3,122 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Recreation Administration

$4,416 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for recreation administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year. While working on their degree, recreation admin majors at BYU - I accumulate an average of around $12,276 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best recreation administration schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Northern Colorado are $23,785 a year. While working on their degree, recreation admin majors at University of Northern Colorado accumulate an average of around $24,250 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $359.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State are $31,470 a year. While working on their degree, recreation admin majors at Colorado State accumulate an average of around $17,525 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $308.

Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$27,576 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best recreation administration schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.

U of I undergraduate students pay an average of $27,576 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Recreation Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best recreation administration schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 111
Utah 21
Idaho 59
Montana 0
Wyoming 2

One of 4 majors within the area of study, recreation administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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.

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