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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

32 Colleges
$8,173 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,687 Avg Salary

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

With 843 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #16 most popular major in Texas.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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.

Top 10 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named West Texas A&M University the best value school in Texas for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at West Texas A&M University are $7,282 a year.

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#2

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Tarleton is a large public school located in the town of Stephenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tarleton are $7,669 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TWU are $7,704 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Texas. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 per year.

Texas A&M College Station 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 Texas list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi graduate students pay an average of $7,179 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M Kingsville are $6,157 a year.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M Commerce are $7,338 a year.

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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNT are $8,256 a year.

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#9

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX

MSU Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. MSU Texas is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Wichita Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MSU Texas are $6,886 a year.

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#10

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Lamar University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lamar University are $8,411 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 36
Oklahoma 276
New Mexico 25

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 25 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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