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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$26,237 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,500 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

With 243 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #24 most popular major in Massachusetts.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for parks and rec students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for parks and rec majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Boston the best value school in Massachusetts for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Boston are $18,938 a year.

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#2

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Springfield College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Springfield College graduate students pay an average of $33,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Rhode Island 36
Connecticut 78
New Hampshire 189
Maine 3
Vermont 16

Parks & Rec Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 9,742
Recreation Administration 441
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 206
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 35
Outdoor Education 28

Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Legal Professions 45,189
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NPS Photo/Zurbuch.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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