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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$13,152 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, 2,647 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Ohio to see which graduate certificate 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for parks and rec majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Ohio. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ohio State are $12,425 per year.

Ohio State also made our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #5.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $13,878 per year.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Miami University - Oxford

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Wright State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Ohio. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $14,298 per year.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 1,818
Michigan 2,279
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

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 3 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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