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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$13,361 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,100 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies School for You

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the #157 most popular major in Ohio with 101 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Ohio to see which programs offered the best value experiences for parks and rec students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

$12,840 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio University - Athens Campus the best value school in Ohio for parks, recreation and leisure studies students. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OHIO Athens are $12,840 per year. The average amount in student loans that parks and rec majors at OHIO Athens take out is $24,499.

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$13,061 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BGSU are $13,061 per year. While working on their degree, parks and rec majors at BGSU accumulate an average of around $25,873 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $513.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

$16,142 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Miami University - Oxford is a great value for parks, recreation and leisure studies students. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

Miami University - Oxford undergraduate students pay an average of $16,142 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Miami University - Oxford also is in the top 15% of our Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Ohio ranking.

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#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH
$10,879 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Toledo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Ohio list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

University of Toledo undergraduate students pay an average of $10,879 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 16
Illinois 196
Indiana 161

One of 4 majors within the area of study, parks, recreation and leisure studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 67,146
Recreation Administration 3,122
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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