2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies School for You
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #18 most popular major in the country with 10,452 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the New England Region to see which 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.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools in the New England Region
Check out the parks and rec programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools
Our analysis found Lasell University to be the best value school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Newton, Lasell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lasell are $42,000 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Endicott College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Endicott are $36,614 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Online is a great value for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
JWU Online undergraduate students pay an average of $13,365 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the New England Region list. Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salem State are $18,480 per year.
The excellent programs at Johnson & Wales University - Providence helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
JWU Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $35,950 in tuition and fees each year.
Castleton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the town of Castleton, Castleton is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Castleton are $30,046 a year.
Plymouth State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Plymouth State are $24,432 a year.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $13,392 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network also did well on our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Northeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Northeastern is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the New England Region list.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best value schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMass Amherst are $36,964 a year.
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 243 |
| Rhode Island | 36 |
| Connecticut | 78 |
| New Hampshire | 189 |
| Maine | 3 |
| Vermont | 16 |
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Majors Related to Parks & Rec
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 19 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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