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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$22,365 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,640 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, parks, recreation and leisure studies was ranked #169 in the country. In fact 3,106 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for parks and rec majors pursuing a .

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

$18,480 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Salem State University to be the best value school for parks, recreation and leisure studies students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salem State are $18,480 per year.

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#2

Gordon College

Wenham, MA
$26,250 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Gordon College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in the New England Region . Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wenham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gordon College are $26,250 per year.

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Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best parks, recreation and leisure studies colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 20
New Hampshire 0
Maine 8

More Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings in the New England Region

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 67,146
Recreation Administration 3,122
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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