2023 Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Plains States 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'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Recreation Administration Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Recreation Administration Colleges.

Best Recreation Administration School

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

9 Degrees

#10 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$12,809 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best value school for recreation administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Dakota State are $12,809 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, South Dakota State also did well on our Best Recreation Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Recreation Administration at South Dakota State University 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.

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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