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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$13,941 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,655 Avg Salary

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

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the #120 most popular major in Oklahoma with 53 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Oklahoma ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Oklahoma to see which ones offered the best value programs for 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. 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 Oklahoma

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

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

$6,930 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southeastern Oklahoma State University the best value school in Oklahoma for parks, recreation and leisure studies students. Located in the distant town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $6,930 a year.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Southeastern Oklahoma State University Report

$8,030 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Oklahoma list. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCO are $8,030 a year.

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$9,244 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Oklahoma list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OSU are $9,244 per year. The average amount in student loans that parks and rec majors at OSU take out is $22,206.

OSU also took the #1 spot in our Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Oklahoma rankings.

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$31,558 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oral Roberts University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Oklahoma list. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ORU are $31,558 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 12
Arizona 98
New Mexico 0

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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