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2023 Best Value Other Parks & Recreation Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$20,426 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,065 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree 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.

The Best Value Other Parks & Recreation Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for other parks and rec majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Other Parks & Recreation Studies

#1

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Chadron State College the best value school in the United States for other parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Chadron State College is a small public school located in the town of Chadron.

Chadron State College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,206 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Chadron State College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Other Parks & Recreation Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

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Out of the 7 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Alva.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWOSU are $15,001 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, other parks and rec graduates from NWOSU carry an average student debtload of $20,329.

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#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

Out of the 7 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Howard undergraduate students pay an average of $28,916 in tuition and fees each year. Other Parks & Rec majors at Howard take out an average of $19,330 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lee University is a great value for other parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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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#5

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Dayton helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value other parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

UDayton undergraduate students pay an average of $44,890 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UDayton also is in the top 15% of our Best Other Parks & Recreation Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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With a ranking of #6, Plymouth State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for other parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Plymouth State are $24,432 a year.

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Southern Wesleyan University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Other Parks & Recreation Studies Bachelor’s Degree 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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One of 4 majors within the area of study, other parks, recreation and leisure studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 7 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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