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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

With 25 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #21 most popular major in New Mexico.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master's Degree School

#1

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, NM

25 Master's Degrees

#4 in Quality in New Mexico

$22,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of the Southwest to be the best value school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Mexico. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USW are $22,500 per year.

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

Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of the Southwest

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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