2023 Best Value Other Parks & Recreation Studies Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies School for You
In 2020-2021, 174 people earned a degree or certificate in other parks, recreation and leisure studies, making the major the #325 most popular in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Other Parks & Recreation Studies Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for other parks and rec students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Other Parks & Recreation Studies
Our analysis found Dickinson State University to be the best value school for other parks, recreation and leisure studies students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. DSU is a small public school located in the town of Dickinson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DSU are $9,942 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chadron State College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Other Parks & Recreation Studies Schools list. Chadron State College is a small public school located in the remote town of Chadron.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chadron State College are $7,206 per year. On average, other parks and rec graduates from Chadron State College take out $24,637 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Other Parks & Recreation Studies Schools list. NWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Alva.
NWOSU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,001 in tuition and fees each year. On average, other parks and rec graduates from NWOSU take out $20,125 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Other Parks & Recreation Studies Schools list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard are $28,916 per year. The average amount in student loans that other parks and rec majors at Howard take out is $21,500.
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Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 5 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Bloomington are $38,352 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IU Bloomington also is in the top 10% of our Best Other Parks & Recreation Studies Schools ranking.
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Lee University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for other parks, recreation and leisure studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Cleveland.
Lee University undergraduate students pay an average of $20,500 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Dayton came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Parks & Recreation Studies Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UDayton are $44,890 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UDayton also did well on our Best Other Parks & Recreation Studies Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Plymouth State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Other Parks & Recreation Studies Schools list. Located in the town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public school with a small student population.
Plymouth State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.
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Southern Wesleyan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Other Parks & Recreation Studies Schools list. SWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Central.
SWU undergraduate students pay an average of $26,498 in tuition and fees each year.
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Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Related Majors for Other Parks & Rec
One of 4 majors within the area of study, other parks, recreation and leisure studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Health & Physical Education | 67,146 |
| Recreation Administration | 3,122 |
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | 3,106 |
| Outdoor Education | 265 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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