2022 Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the 191st most popular major in the country with 3,224 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Iowa, there were 127 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality parks, recreation and leisure studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the parks, recreation and leisure studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa doctor’s degree parks & rec students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Iowa

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s parks and rec students in 2019-2020.

UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNI Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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