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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$11,527 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,867 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 11 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation and leisure studies students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #142 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Arizona 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

$11,527 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Northern Arizona University to be the best value school for parks, recreation and leisure studies students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. Located in the 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.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Northern Arizona University

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 0
Oklahoma 7

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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