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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$7,179 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,687 Avg Salary

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arkansas 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

Check out the parks and rec master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best value school in Arkansas for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UARK are $9,018 per year.

UARK also made our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCA are $6,773 a year.

UCA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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Out of the 6 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at A-State are $6,422 a year.

A-State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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#4

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

ATU graduate students pay an average of $7,037 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Henderson State University are $6,930 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Magnolia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $6,894 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 160
Florida 448
North Carolina 289
Virginia 433
Tennessee 287
Georgia 308
South Carolina 220
Louisiana 152
West Virginia 236
Kentucky 279
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

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 6 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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