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2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$16,481 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,652 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

With 174 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, recreation administration is the #161 most popular major in Texas.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for recreation admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Texas

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

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Recreation Administration

$11,090 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNT are $11,090 a year. On average, recreation admin graduates from UNT take out $26,625 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $301.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$11,135 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best recreation administration schools in Texas. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Texas State undergraduate students pay an average of $11,135 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, recreation admin graduates from Texas State take out $21,000 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $302.

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$10,600 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Stephen F Austin State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best recreation administration schools in Texas. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFASU are $10,600 per year.

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$33,100 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Incarnate Word. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIW are $33,100 a year.

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Best Value Recreation Administration Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1
Oklahoma 39

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 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.

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