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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Virginia, there were 94 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,600 and $24,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great recreation administration programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Virginia 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 Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

#1

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$33,288 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 4 masters’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Old Dominion Recreation Administration Report

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