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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$35,010 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,500 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies was ranked #15 in the country. In fact 73,813 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the New England 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. 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, & Fitness Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

#1

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Springfield College the best value school in the New England Region for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Springfield College graduate students pay an average of $33,535 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Springfield College

Out of the 2 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMass Boston graduate students pay an average of $36,485 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 569
Maine 200
Rhode Island 291
Massachusetts 1,195
Connecticut 332
Vermont 165

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NPS Photo/Zurbuch.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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