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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
196 Degrees Awarded
$14,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,605 people earned their degree in recreation administration, making the major the 147th most popular in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 196 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in recreation administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent recreation administration programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the recreation administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to 63 students in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $9,082 for southwest region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full UNT Recreation Administration Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Weatherford, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

SWOSU also made our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $9,904 for southwest region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at SWOSU

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 76 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $12,292 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Recreation Admin students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Texas State Recreation Administration Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 9 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $13,381 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Recreation Admin students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at University of Central Oklahoma

#5

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OBU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,373 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Recreation Admin students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend OBU.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Oklahoma Baptist University

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of the Incarnate Word is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.

UIW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $23,053 for southwest region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UIW.

Read more about Recreation Administration at UIW

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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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