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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

22 Colleges
$29,510 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 #22 most popular major in New York with 2,477 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York

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

#1

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Farmingdale State College the best value school in New York for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale are $8,576 a year.

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#2

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cortland. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Cortland is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Cortland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Cortland are $8,815 a year.

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#3

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The College at Brockport helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in New York. SUNY Brockport is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Brockport.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Brockport are $8,678 per year.

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#4

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, NY

Out of the 22 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Fredonia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Fredonia, SUNY Fredonia is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Fredonia are $8,760 per year.

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#5

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Lehman College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in New York. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lehman are $7,410 a year.

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#6

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brooklyn College are $7,440 per year.

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#7

Queens College

Queens, NY

Queens College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at QC are $7,538 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, St. Joseph’s College - New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SJC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

SJC undergraduate students pay an average of $30,576 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, NY

With a ranking of #9, St. John Fisher College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Fisher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fisher are $36,352 per year.

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#10

Canisius College

Buffalo, NY

Canisius College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Buffalo, Canisius is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Canisius are $30,910 per year.

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Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,047
Pennsylvania 2,734
Maryland 832
Delaware 342
District of Columbia 319

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 22 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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