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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
219 Degrees Awarded
$17,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 282 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,611 and $23,895 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 219 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 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.

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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Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

St. Joseph's College - New York

Brooklyn, New York

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Joseph’s College - New York landed the #1 spot on the list. SJC is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 14 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.

SJC also made our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $16,360 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students with aid per year to attend St. Joseph’s College - New York.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at St. Joseph’s College - New York

#2

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. SRU is a public institution located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SRU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $19,926 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Recreation Admin students with aid per year to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

#3

The College at Brockport

Brockport, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College at Brockport. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Brockport, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Brockport also made our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Brockport is $15,882 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full The College at Brockport Recreation Administration Report

#4

Kean University

Union, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Union, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s recreation admin students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kean, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kean is $18,604 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students with aid.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Kean University

#5

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Cheyney, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Cheyney, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $7,656 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Recreation Admin students with aid per year to attend Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.

Full Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Recreation Administration Report

#6

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, New York
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, SUNY Cortland did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized school located in Cortland, New York that handed out 3 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cortland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Cortland is $18,705 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at SUNY Cortland

#7

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

Lock Haven University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lock Haven, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

LHU also made our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Lock Haven University is $20,506 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Recreation Admin students with aid.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at LHU

#8

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #8, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees in 2019-2020.

East Stroudsburg University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $19,855 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students with aid per year to attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Read more about Recreation Administration at East Stroudsburg University

#9

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

California University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Cal U is located in California, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree recreation admin students with aid list, Cal U has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $18,154 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Recreation Admin students with aid per year to attend Cal U.

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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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