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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 308 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,000 and $22,313 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$38,289 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s recreation admin students in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U of I Recreation Administration Report

#2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 3 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Recreation Administration Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration (Income $30-$48k)

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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