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Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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$17,784 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, parks, recreation and leisure studies was ranked #223 in the country. In fact 206 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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 Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Graduate Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the best value school in the Far Western US Region for parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 a year.

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Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best parks, recreation and leisure studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 18
Oregon 8
Nevada 0

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 9,742
Recreation Administration 441
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 35
Outdoor Education 28

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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