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

5 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the 191st most popular major in the country with 3,224 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 733 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 20 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great parks, recreation and leisure studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the parks, recreation and leisure studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s parks and rec students in 2019-2020.

CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at California State University - Long Beach

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Sacramento landed the #2 spot on the list. California State University - Sacramento is a large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 4 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sac State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Sacramento are $18,356, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Oregon University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Ashland, Oregon, and it awarded 8 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Oregon University also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Oregon University are $23,445, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Chico, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s parks and rec degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Chico State also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Chico are $18,802, 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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