2022 Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 3,224 people earned their degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies, making the major the 191st most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 237 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, New York

#1 in overall quality

$24,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cortland. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Cortland, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s parks and rec students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cortland also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Cortland are $24,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SUNY Cortland Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report

• Best Value Master’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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