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2023 Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

1 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$25,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 & Rec Schools in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the 166th most popular major in the country with 3,106 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the New England Region (With Aid)

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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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Gordon College landed the #1 spot on the list. Gordon College is a small school located in Wenham, Massachusetts that handed out 13 ’s parks and rec degrees 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. The yearly cost to attend Gordon College is $25,748 for New England Region Parks & Rec students with aid.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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