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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$14,017 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,783 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students earned 160 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value programs for parks and rec students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Mississippi

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

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

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS
$9,044 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the town of University.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ole Miss are $9,044 a year.

Ole Miss also took the #1 spot in our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Mississippi rankings.

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#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS
$9,220 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Mississippi State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Mississippi. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

Mississippi State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Mississippi State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Mississippi list.

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$9,204 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Mississippi list. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Miss are $9,204 a year.

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#4

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS
$20,364 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

MC undergraduate students pay an average of $20,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#5

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS
$27,825 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Belhaven University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Belhaven are $27,825 per year.

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$8,445 Average Tuition & Fees

Jackson State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Jackson State is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

Jackson State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,445 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 448
North Carolina 289
Virginia 433
Tennessee 287
Georgia 308
West Virginia 236
Louisiana 152
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 6 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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