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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Oklahoma

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$8,672 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies was ranked 9th in Oklahoma. In fact, 276 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Oklahoma 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.

Check out the parks and rec graduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Graduate Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named Oklahoma State University - Main Campus the best value school in Oklahoma for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $8,672 per year.

OSU also made our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Oklahoma list, coming in at #1.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 36
Texas 843
New Mexico 25

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

Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

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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