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2022 Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
323 Degrees Awarded
$9,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the 191st most popular major in the country with 3,224 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 323 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality parks, recreation and leisure studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the parks, recreation and leisure studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durant, Oklahoma. It awarded 11 ’s parks and rec degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,704 for Southwest Region Parks & Rec students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified ’s parks and rec students in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $9,962 for southwest region parks & rec students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend OSU.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#3

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MSU Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school situated in Wichita Falls, Texas. It awarded 16 ’s parks and rec degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Texas also took the #5 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MSU Texas is $8,554 for southwest region parks & rec students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at MSU Texas

#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 87 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NAU is $9,799 for southwest region parks & rec students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified ’s parks and rec students in 2019-2020.

UCO also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $13,381 for southwest region parks & rec students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at UCO

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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