2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management is the 187th most popular major in the country with 3,432 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 150 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 14 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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.

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 facilities management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The parks administration school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management in Pennsylvania

#1

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$17,652 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s parks administration students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SRU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SRU are $17,652, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management

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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