Most Popular Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Programs

In 2017-2018, 173 students received their master’s degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies from an American university. The following colleges have the largest programs in the field.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UIUC.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,186	$28,773
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,038	$3,038
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$552	$1,025

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 5,627. Of that number, 2,786 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,583 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending IU Bloomington.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Indiana University - Bloomington

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,956	$30,125
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,323	$1,323
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$373	$1,255

There were 2,613 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,666 were classified as teaching assistants, and 947 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending University of Toledo.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Toledo

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$13,429	$23,766
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,555	$1,555
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$560	$990

Across all programs, there were 861 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 519 were classified as teaching assistants, and 260 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at SIUC.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,050	$27,624
Fees for Full-Time Students	$4,159	$4,159
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$460	$1,151

In 2017-2018, there were 1,189 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 582 were classified as teaching assistants, and 321 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at SUNY Cortland can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at SUNY Cortland

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,870	$22,210
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,630	$1,630
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$453	$925

In 2017-2018, SUNY Cortland reported having 50 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 15 were classified as teaching assistants, and 35 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at Iowa can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Iowa

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,427	$28,163
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,533	$1,533
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$609	$1,650

The school reported having 2,351 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,168 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,013 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending ECU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at East Carolina University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$4,749	$17,898
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,521	$2,521
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$296	$1,118

The school reported having 910 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 343 were classified as teaching assistants, and 484 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UNI.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Northern Iowa

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,950	$19,424
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,243	$1,243
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$498	$1,079

In 2017-2018, there were 252 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 252 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at U of U.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Utah

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$6,725	$23,740
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,065	$1,065
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$254	$895

Across all programs, there were 2,532 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,008 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,021 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending California State University - Sacramento.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at California State University - Sacramento

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,176	$16,680
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,462	$1,462
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$396	$396

There were 110 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 69 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending ASU - Downtown Phoenix.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,240	$24,320
Fees for Full-Time Students	$698	$698
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$784	$1,216

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 292. Of that number, 231 were classified as teaching assistants, and 37 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Oklahoma State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$5,359	$20,381
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,838	$2,838
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$223	$849

In 2017-2018, Oklahoma State reported having 1,778 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 1,069 were classified as teaching assistants, and 709 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Cal State Long Beach.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at California State University - Long Beach

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,176	$16,680
Fees for Full-Time Students	$988	$988
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$396	$396

In 2017-2018, there were 406 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 212 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Texas A&M can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Texas A&M University - College Station

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$5,941	$16,461
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,124	$3,124
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$272	$710

There were 3,644 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,938 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,375 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending SUNY Plattsburgh.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at SUNY Plattsburgh

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,870	$22,210
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,396	$1,396
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$453	$925

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 27. Of that number, 10 were classified as teaching assistants, and 17 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at SFSU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at San Francisco State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,176	$16,680
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,512	$1,512
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$396	$396

The school reported having 346 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 198 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Chico State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at California State University - Chico

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,176	$16,680
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,606	$1,606
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$396	$396

In 2017-2018, Chico State reported having 104 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 74 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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