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2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
221 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management is the 187th most popular major in the country with 3,432 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,551 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 221 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree parks administration students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 20 masters’s parks administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 masters’s parks administration degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree parks administration students with aid list, NC State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 1 masters’s parks administration degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 66 diplomas to qualified masters’s parks administration students in 2019-2020.

WKU also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340.

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#5

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 10 masters’s parks administration degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#4 in overall quality

University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s parks administration degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121.

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#7

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 48 masters’s parks administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Old Dominion University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Old Dominion is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 4 masters’s parks administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Old Dominion, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Eastern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Kentucky University are $14,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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