2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Delaware
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 342 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Delaware college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Master's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Delaware to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for parks and rec students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Delaware Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness
Our analysis found Delaware State University to be the best value school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Delaware. Located in the city of Dover, Del State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Del State graduate students pay an average of $5,510 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Del State is ranked #3 for overall quality for parks and rec in Delaware.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UD are $18,128 a year.
UD did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wesley College is a great value for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Dover, Wesley College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 1,047 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,734 |
| New York | 2,477 |
| Maryland | 832 |
| District of Columbia | 319 |
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Related Majors for Parks & Rec
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 |
Majors Similar to Parks & Rec
| 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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