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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$31,320 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, 3 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation and leisure studies students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #238 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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.

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

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies School

#1

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN
$31,320 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Carson - Newman University the best value school in Tennessee for parks, recreation and leisure studies students. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Jefferson City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carson - Newman are $31,320 per year.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Carson - Newman University Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 77
Virginia 74
North Carolina 125
Florida 0
Kentucky 3
South Carolina 13
Louisiana 25
Arkansas 80
Alabama 65
Mississippi 45
West Virginia 27

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 values are for the top school 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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