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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Oregon

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$12,188 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,003 Avg Salary

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

With 67 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #23 most popular major in Oregon.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Oregon ranking.

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, & Fitness Studies Colleges.

Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies School

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Oregon State University to be the best value school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a degree in Oregon. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Oregon State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Oregon State also took the #3 spot in our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Oregon rankings.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,097
Washington 122
Nevada 13
Hawaii 12
Alaska 5

Parks & Rec Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 9,742
Recreation Administration 441
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 206
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 35
Outdoor Education 28

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Legal Professions 45,189
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NPS Photo/Zurbuch.

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