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2023 Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

1 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 3,106 people earned their degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies, making the major the 166th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,801 and had an average of $23,333 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 28 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,640 and $0 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

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Gordon College
Wenham, Massachusetts

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Gordon College landed the #1 spot on the list. Wenham, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s parks and rec degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

Gordon College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $24,488 for New England Region Parks & Rec students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Gordon College.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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