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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$13,892 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,687 Avg Salary

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

With 32 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #29 most popular major in Maryland.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maryland to see which master'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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

#1

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Our analysis found Mount St Mary’s University to be the best value school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maryland. Located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The Mount graduate students pay an average of $13,676 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Mount St Mary’s University Report

#2

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Frostburg State University is a great value for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public school with a small student population.

Frostburg State graduate students pay an average of $10,788 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMCP are $16,995 a year.

UMCP also made our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #2.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Maryland - College Park Report

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

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 327
Pennsylvania 610
New Jersey 79
District of Columbia 213
Delaware 23

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 3 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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