2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You
Recreation Administration is the #163 most popular major in the country with 3,122 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Recreation Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Oklahoma State University the best value school in the Southwest Region for recreation administration students. Located in the remote town of Weatherford, SWOSU is a public school with a small student population.
SWOSU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,023 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that recreation admin majors at SWOSU take out is $17,759.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for recreation administration students. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UNT undergraduate students pay an average of $20,906 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, recreation admin majors at UNT accumulate an average of around $26,625 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $301.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.
Texas State undergraduate students pay an average of $22,559 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, recreation admin majors at Texas State accumulate an average of around $21,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $302, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.
UCO undergraduate students pay an average of $18,917 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFASU are $21,616 per year.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 in tuition and fees each year.
OSU also claimed a spot on our Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for recreation administration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIW are $33,100 per year.
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Request InformationBest Recreation Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best recreation administration colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 174 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 39 |
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Recreation Administration Related Majors for Recreation Admin
One of 4 majors within the area of study, recreation administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Recreation Admin
| 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 7 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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