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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$10,224 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,500 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 308 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for parks and rec students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

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

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our analysis found University of Georgia to be the best value school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Georgia. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

UGA graduate students pay an average of $11,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UGA also made our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Georgia State graduate students pay an average of $9,292 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Georgia State University

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 160
Florida 448
Virginia 433
Tennessee 287
North Carolina 289
West Virginia 236
Louisiana 152
South Carolina 220
Kentucky 279
Arkansas 292
Alabama 216

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.

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