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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$31,261 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,500 Avg Salary

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #15 most popular major in the country with 73,813 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Temple University to be the best value school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 a year.

UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,215 a year.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,047
Pennsylvania 2,734
New York 2,477
Maryland 832
Delaware 342
District of Columbia 319

Parks & Rec Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 67,146
Recreation Administration 3,122
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 3,106
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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