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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$9,158 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,900 Avg Salary

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

With 152 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #15 most popular major in Louisiana.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Louisiana to see which 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

$10,065 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Louisiana Tech University to be the best value school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a degree in Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

Louisiana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $10,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Louisiana Tech also took the #4 spot in our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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#2

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA
$8,380 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means McNeese State University is a great value for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at McNeese are $8,380 per year.

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$11,958 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana State University are $11,958 per year.

Louisiana State University also made our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #2.

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$8,289 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southeastern Louisiana University is a great value for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Southeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $8,289 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,058 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Louisiana at Monroe helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Louisiana. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ULM are $9,058 a year.

ULM not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Louisiana list.

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#6

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA
$7,683 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Grambling State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the town of Grambling, GSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GSU are $7,683 per year.

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$8,672 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 160
Florida 448
Virginia 433
Tennessee 287
North Carolina 289
Georgia 308
West Virginia 236
South Carolina 220
Kentucky 279
Arkansas 292
Alabama 216

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 7 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.

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