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2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,345 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,769 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

With 73 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, recreation administration is the #80 most popular major in Arkansas.

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 Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Arkansas 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.

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 Arkansas

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

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Recreation Administration

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR
$9,574 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best value school in Arkansas for recreation administration students. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

UARK undergraduate students pay an average of $9,574 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UARK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Recreation Administration Schools in Arkansas list.

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#2

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR
$7,900 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best recreation administration schools in Arkansas. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATU are $7,900 per year. After completing their degree, recreation admin graduates from ATU carry an average student debtload of $23,700.

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#3

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR
$7,560 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Henderson State University is a great value for recreation administration students. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Henderson State University are $7,560 a year. The average amount in student loans that recreation admin majors at Henderson State University take out is $26,000.

Full Recreation Administration at Henderson State University Report

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
North Carolina 350
Florida 391
Tennessee 52
Kentucky 145
South Carolina 181
Alabama 6
Mississippi 33
West Virginia 41

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 3 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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