2022 Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Arizona, there were 121 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 6 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Arizona

#1

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s parks and rec degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Northern Arizona University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $48-$75k)

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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