2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

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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 Great Lakes region, there were 403 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,860 and $24,374 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in recreation administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality recreation administration programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

La Crosse, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$20,038 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s recreation admin students in 2019-2020.

UW - La Crosse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - La Crosse are $20,038, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

#2

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$11,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$38,829 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s recreation admin degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

WIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WIU are $11,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Recreation Administration at Western Illinois University

#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

$19,359 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Recreation Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s recreation admin students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359.

Full Central Michigan Recreation Administration Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Recreation Administration (With Aid)

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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