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2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
221 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

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 Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,551 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 221 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great parks, recreation and leisure facilities management programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management in the Southeast Region

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 66 masters’s parks administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340.

Full WKU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Report

#2

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Clemson is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also took the #1 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at Clemson

#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 27 masters’s parks administration degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also took the #4 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UARK Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Report

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #4 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 37 masters’s parks administration degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NC State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #5 spot on the list. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 20 masters’s parks administration degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at Florida International University

#6

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Eastern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Kentucky University are $14,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at Eastern

#7

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s parks administration degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Old Dominion University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Old Dominion University is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree parks administration students list, Old Dominion has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at Old Dominion University

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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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