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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$7,297 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,565 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 4 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation and leisure studies students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #179 most popular major in the state.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges.

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies School

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for parks, recreation and leisure studies students. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECU are $7,297 a year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 0
South Carolina 0

One of 4 majors within the area of study, parks, recreation and leisure studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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