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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$15,652 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,687 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Oregon to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for parks and rec students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon

Check out the parks and rec master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the best value school in Oregon for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Oregon State are $15,569 a year.

Oregon State also made our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #4.

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Out of the 2 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Oregon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Southern Oregon University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ashland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southern Oregon University are $15,734 a year.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Southern Oregon University Report

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 averages are for the top 2 schools 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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