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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$8,117 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,687 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master'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.

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 Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Georgia 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 Georgia

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

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

#1

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Southern University the best value school in Georgia for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GaSou are $7,100 per year.

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#2

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Out of the 6 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Augusta.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Augusta University are $7,444 per year.

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

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#3

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Out of the 6 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of West Georgia are $6,488 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Kennesaw State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Georgia. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at KSU Georgia are $7,224 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia State are $9,292 a year.

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#6

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $11,156 per year.

UGA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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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
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 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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