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Pocatello, Idaho has 1 accredited school offering recreation management programs, with tuition ranging from $4,800 to $4,800 per year for indexed programs. Pocatello has a population of about 58,231. In Idaho, the top-earning recreation management-related role is Entertainment and Recreation Manager at a median $95,020 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer recreation management programs near Pocatello, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Pocatello city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Pocatello. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Idaho schools on the Idaho recreation management page.
Pocatello is part of the Pocatello, ID metro area (BLS area code 38540). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Idaho statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment and Recreation Manager | $95,020 | ID statewide | $106,884 |
| Recreation Worker | $30,430 | Pocatello, ID | $34,229 |
| Lodging Manager | $65,390 | ID statewide | $73,555 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 88.9 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering recreation management programs near Pocatello. The closest is Brigham Young University-Idaho in Rexburg, ID (73.8 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Brigham Young University-Idaho (73.8 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying recreation management-related roles near Pocatello are: Entertainment and Recreation Manager ($95,020), Lodging Manager ($65,390), Recreation Worker ($30,430). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Idaho statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Idaho Falls, ID is 47.7 miles from Pocatello and has its own set of local recreation management programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Pocatello:
Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
