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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Utah

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$6,010 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,246 Avg Salary

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #12 most popular major in Utah with 1,178 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Utah ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate Degree School

Our analysis found Utah Valley University to be the best value school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in Utah. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $6,010 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UVU is ranked #1 for overall quality for parks and rec in Utah.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Utah Valley University

Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,093
Montana 94
Idaho 249
Wyoming 126

Parks & Rec Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 67,146
Recreation Administration 3,122
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 3,106
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NPS Photo/Zurbuch.

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