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

5 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes region, there were 517 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 89 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure studies. 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

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

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 29 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #2 spot on the list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 23 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree parks & rec students whose families make $30-$48k list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at IU Bloomington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 8 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #0 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 10 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712.

Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Ohio University - Athens Campus

#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Parks & Rec Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the #5 spot on the list. Toledo, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s parks and rec degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Toledo

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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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