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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$9,283 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,687 Avg Salary

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

With 152 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #15 most popular major in Louisiana.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for parks and rec students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Louisiana

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

Our analysis found Louisiana Tech University to be the best value school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Louisiana Tech are $7,959 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Louisiana Tech is ranked #4 for overall quality for parks and rec in Louisiana.

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#2

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

McNeese graduate students pay an average of $8,413 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Louisiana. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Louisiana State University are $13,031 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Louisiana State University is ranked #2 for overall quality for parks and rec in Louisiana.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southeastern Louisiana University is a great value for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southeastern are $8,768 a year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the # 5 spot on the list. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ULM are $9,777 a year.

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#6

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

Grambling State University 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 distant town of Grambling, GSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GSU are $7,416 per year.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $9,614 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 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
Georgia 308
West Virginia 236
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

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 7 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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