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2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
264 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,432 people earned their degree in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management, making the major the 187th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 301 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 264 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality parks, recreation and leisure facilities management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the parks, recreation and leisure facilities management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s parks administration students in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $20,312 for new england region bachelor’s degree parks administration students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Maine.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Maine Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s parks administration degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also took the #1 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is $25,668 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Parks Administration students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNH Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Report

#3

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 39 degrees to qualified bachelors’s parks administration students in 2019-2020.

SCSU also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for SCSU is $23,511 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Parks Administration students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Vermont University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Northern Vermont University is located in Johnson, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s parks administration degrees to qualified students.

Northern Vermont University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Vermont University is $19,324 for new england region bachelor’s degree parks administration students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at Northern Vermont University

#5

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield College landed the #5 spot on the list. Springfield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Springfield College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $29,978 for new england region bachelor’s degree parks administration students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Springfield College.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at Springfield College

#6

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island
#7 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 109 bachelors’s parks administration degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU Providence also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for JWU Providence is $27,049 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Parks Administration students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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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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