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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$17,711 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 #13 most popular major in Georgia with 1,981 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Georgia 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

Check out the parks and rec bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Southern University the best value school in Georgia for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a very large student population.

GaSou undergraduate students pay an average of $6,485 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kennesaw State University is a great value for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

KSU Georgia undergraduate students pay an average of $6,436 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Out of the 13 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

University of West Georgia undergraduate students pay an average of $6,521 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Augusta University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Georgia. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Augusta University are $9,022 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Augusta University is ranked #5 for overall quality for parks and rec in Georgia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clayton State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large suburb of Morrow, Clayton State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clayton State University are $5,568 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Georgia College & State University 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 town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Georgia College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,524 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Valdosta State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. VSU is a large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

VSU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,583 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UGA are $12,068 per year.

UGA also took the #3 spot in our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia rankings.

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#9

Shorter University

Rome, GA

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Shorter are $22,810 a year.

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#10

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

With a ranking of #10, Emory University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Emory are $55,468 a year.

Emory not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,436
West Virginia 1,238
Florida 2,340
Virginia 1,729
Arkansas 1,012
Mississippi 1,128
South Carolina 1,339
Louisiana 703
Alabama 959
Kentucky 1,141
Tennessee 2,462

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 13 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.

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