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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Ohio

2 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master's in Ohio 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 has developed its “Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,224 people earned their degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies, making the major the 152nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,957 and had an average of $22,487 in loans still to pay off.

Across Ohio, there were 115 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,500 and $26,337 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent parks, recreation and leisure studies programs, but they also cost less that 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 Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Ohio

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at OHIO Athens

#2

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 19 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo also took the #2 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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