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2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,752 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,774 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

With 145 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, recreation administration is the #62 most popular major in Kentucky.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in Recreation Administration

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY
$10,992 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WKU are $10,992 per year. Recreation Admin majors at WKU take out an average of $30,375 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Recreation Administration at Western Kentucky University Report

$9,752 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Kentucky list. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern are $9,752 per year. On average, recreation admin graduates from Eastern take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $219.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Eastern Kentucky University

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
Florida 391
Tennessee 52
South Carolina 181
Arkansas 73
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 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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