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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$11,645 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,500 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies was ranked 8th in Tennessee. In fact, 2,462 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee

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

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

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

Middle Tennessee State University graduate students pay an average of $10,818 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Middle Tennessee State University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Tennessee. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Knoxville are $13,380 a year.

UT Knoxville also took the #5 spot in our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at East Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Tennessee. ETSU is a large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ETSU are $10,736 a year.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at East Tennessee State University Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,436
West Virginia 1,238
Florida 2,340
Virginia 1,729
Arkansas 1,012
Mississippi 1,128
South Carolina 1,339
Louisiana 703
Alabama 959
Kentucky 1,141
Georgia 1,981

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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