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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$26,080 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,979 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #16 most popular major in Indiana with 1,818 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Indiana to see which bachelor's degree 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, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana

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

Top 10 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the best value school in Indiana for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

IU Bloomington undergraduate students pay an average of $11,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

IU Bloomington excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Southern Indiana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Indiana. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville.

USI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,509 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year.

Purdue not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Out of the 17 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ball State are $10,290 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUPUI are $10,044 per year.

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#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indiana State are $9,598 per year.

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Grace College and Theological Seminary ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the distant town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Grace College are $25,044 a year.

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#8

Franklin College

Franklin, IN

Franklin College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Located in the suburb of Franklin, Franklin College of Indiana is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Franklin College of Indiana are $34,966 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Franklin College of Indiana also is in the top 20% of our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking.

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#9

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

University of Indianapolis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

UIndy undergraduate students pay an average of $33,516 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Taylor University

Upland, IN

Taylor University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the town of Upland, Taylor U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Taylor U are $36,570 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,279
Ohio 2,647
Illinois 2,396
Wisconsin 1,001

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

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 averages are for the top 17 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NPS Photo/Zurbuch.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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