2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

With 111 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, recreation administration is the #109 most popular major in Colorado.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Colorado 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.

2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Recreation Administration Colleges.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Recreation Administration

#1

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, CO

27 Degrees

#11 in Quality in Colorado

$10,666 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Northern Colorado to be the best value school for recreation administration students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

University of Northern Colorado undergraduate students pay an average of $10,666 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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#2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

84 Degrees

#3 in Quality in Colorado

$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $12,188 per 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 #3 spot in our Best Recreation Administration Schools in Colorado rankings.

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Majors Related to Recreation Admin

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Recreation Admin

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.

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