2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for recreation admin majors pursuing a .

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Recreation Administration

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

9 Degrees

#5 in Quality in the Rocky Mountains Region

$31,470 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for recreation administration students. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State are $31,470 a year.

Colorado State also made our Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.

Full Recreation Administration at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

7 Degrees

#20 in Quality in the Rocky Mountains Region

$27,576 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of I are $27,576 per year.

Full Recreation Administration at University of Idaho Report

Best Recreation Administration Colleges by State

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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.

Majors Similar to Recreation Admin

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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