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2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$10,366 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,408 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

Recreation Administration is the #98 most popular major in Florida with 391 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Florida 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 Florida

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

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality in Recreation Administration

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
$6,381 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UF are $6,381 per year. While working on their degree, recreation admin majors at UF accumulate an average of around $16,172 in student debt.

UF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Recreation Administration Schools in Florida list.

Full Recreation Administration at University of Florida Report

$6,565 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great value for recreation administration students. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

FIU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,565 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, recreation admin graduates from FIU carry an average student debtload of $20,928.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Florida International University

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
$6,517 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Florida list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Florida State are $6,517 a year. The average amount in student loans that recreation admin majors at Florida State take out is $24,500.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Florida State also did well on our Best Recreation Administration Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Recreation Administration at Florida State University Report

#4

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL
$22,000 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best recreation administration schools in Florida. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale are $22,000 per year. After completing their degree, recreation admin graduates from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale carry an average student debtload of $12,750.

Full Recreation Administration at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Report

Best Value Recreation Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 83
Virginia 51
North Carolina 350
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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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