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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$14,358 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,907 Avg Salary

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #19 most popular major in Arizona with 1,071 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools in Arizona

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

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ
$17,189 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the best value school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 a year. Parks & Rec majors at Grand Canyon University take out an average of $26,999 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $233.

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$11,527 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great value for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NAU are $11,527 per year. The average amount in student loans that parks and rec majors at NAU take out is $23,281. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $264.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7,380
New Mexico 141
Oklahoma 1,179

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 2 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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