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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$8,280 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

With 18 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation and leisure studies is the #200 most popular major in California.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

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 analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the best value school for parks, recreation and leisure studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSULB are $8,280 a year.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at California State University - Long Beach

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 8
Nevada 0

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

Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

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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