2022 Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in Alabama (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,224 people earned their degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies, making the major the 191st most popular in the United States.

Across Alabama, there were 75 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 Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the parks, recreation and leisure studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in Alabama (With Aid)

#1

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$15,501 Average Net Price

$47,028 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 49 degrees to qualified ’s parks and rec students in 2019-2020.

USA also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $15,501 for Alabama Parks & Rec students with aid per year to attend University of South Alabama.

Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at USA

#2

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$15,559 Average Net Price

$34,929 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Parks & Rec Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Jacksonville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified ’s parks and rec students in 2019-2020.

Jacksonville State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Alabama” ranking. It costs about $15,559 for Alabama Parks & Rec students with aid per year to attend Jacksonville State University.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Jacksonville State University

• Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (With Aid)

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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