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2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Oklahoma

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,396 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,232 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

With 39 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, recreation administration is the #133 most popular major in Oklahoma.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Oklahoma to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma

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

Best Oklahoma Schools for Affordable Quality in Recreation Administration

$7,913 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Southwestern Oklahoma State University to be the best value school for recreation administration students who want to pursue a degree in Oklahoma. Located in the remote town of Weatherford, SWOSU is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SWOSU are $7,913 a year. After completing their degree, recreation admin graduates from SWOSU carry an average student debtload of $17,759.

Full Recreation Administration at Southwestern Oklahoma State University Report

$8,030 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Oklahoma list. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCO are $8,030 a year.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at University of Central Oklahoma

$9,244 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great value for recreation administration students. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, OSU is ranked #1 for overall quality for recreation admin in Oklahoma.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Best Value Recreation Administration Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 174
Arizona 1

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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