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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in North Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,895 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,588 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 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.

The Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in North Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Dakota to see which 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 Schools in North Dakota

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

Best North Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality 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. Located in the town of Dickinson, DSU is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DSU are $8,122 a year.

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$10,401 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great value for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $10,401 per year. The average amount in student loans that parks and rec majors at North Dakota State University take out is $23,990.

North Dakota State University also took the #4 spot in our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in North Dakota rankings.

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$8,163 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minot State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in North Dakota list. MSU is a small public school located in the town of Minot.

MSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,163 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Parks & Rec majors at MSU take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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 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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