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2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$14,802 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,213 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, recreation administration was ranked #183 in the country. In fact 441 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Recreation Administration

$13,297 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Illinois University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for recreation administration students. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WIU are $13,297 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a large student population.

UW - La Crosse undergraduate students pay an average of $18,014 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - La Crosse is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Central Michigan University

Best Recreation Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best recreation administration colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 10
Illinois 17
Wisconsin 10

More Recreation Administration Rankings in the Great Lakes Region

One of 4 majors within the area of study, recreation administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 9,742
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 206
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 35
Outdoor Education 28

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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