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

2 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,432 people earned their degree in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management, making the major the 187th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 276 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 24 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Frostburg State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Frostburg State University is a small school located in Frostburg, Maryland that handed out 10 masters’s parks administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Frostburg State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Frostburg State University are $12,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at Frostburg State

#2

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 masters’s parks administration degrees in 2019-2020.

SRU also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at SRU are $17,652, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SRU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Report

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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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