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2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Idaho

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,340 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,253 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

In 2020-2021, 59 degrees and certificates were awarded to recreation administration students who went to a Idaho college or university. This makes it the #72 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Idaho to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Idaho 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.

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 Schools in Idaho

Check out the recreation admin programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Idaho 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 Idaho. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year. After completing their degree, recreation admin graduates from BYU - I carry an average student debtload of $12,276.

BYU - I also made our Best Recreation Administration Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #2.

Full Recreation Administration at Brigham Young University - Idaho Report

#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$8,340 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Idaho list. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at U of I are $8,340 a year.

U of I did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Recreation Administration Schools in Idaho list.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at University of Idaho

Best Value Recreation Administration Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 111
Utah 21
Montana 0
Wyoming 2

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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