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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$9,321 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,979 Avg Salary

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

With 266 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #14 most popular major in North Dakota.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Dakota 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.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 North Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best North Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

#1

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND

Our 2023 rankings named Dickinson State University the best value school in North Dakota for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Dickinson, DSU is a public school with a small student population.

DSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,122 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UND are $10,596 per year.

UND also took the #4 spot in our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota rankings.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of North Dakota Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Minot State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in North Dakota. MSU is a small public school located in the town of Minot.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU are $8,163 a year.

MSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $10,401 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

North Dakota State University also took the #3 spot in our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota rankings.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 710
Minnesota 1,139
Iowa 1,491
South Dakota 342
Missouri 1,342
Nebraska 429

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

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