2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Recreation Administration is the 147th most popular major in the country with 3,605 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, recreation administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,523 and had an average of $24,159 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 264 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,775 and $22,539 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in recreation administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great recreation administration programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the recreation administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 15 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNT Recreation Administration Report

#2

Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas

$15,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s recreation admin students in 2019-2020.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SFASU are $15,695.

Read more about Recreation Administration at Stephen F Austin State University

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$17,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040.

Read more about Recreation Administration at Texas State

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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