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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Nevada

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$8,737 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,245 Avg Salary

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

With 273 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #17 most popular major in Nevada.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Schools in Nevada to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. 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 Colleges.

Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies School

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Las Vegas the best value school in Nevada for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNLV are $8,737 per year. Parks & Rec majors at UNLV take out an average of $17,837 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $333, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

UNLV not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Nevada list.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 11,237
Washington 673
Oregon 629
Hawaii 171
Alaska 35

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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