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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$7,647 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,687 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 429 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Nebraska college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Nebraska 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska

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

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Our analysis found Concordia University, Nebraska to be the best value school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Nebraska. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Seward.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Kearney is a great value for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. UNK is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kearney.

UNK graduate students pay an average of $7,542 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNK also took the #4 spot in our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $7,752 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 710
Minnesota 1,139
Iowa 1,491
South Dakota 342
Missouri 1,342
North Dakota 266

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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