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2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
275 Degrees Awarded
$12,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management is the 187th most popular major in the country with 3,432 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 308 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 275 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality parks, recreation and leisure facilities management 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 facilities management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. BYU - I is a large school located in Rexburg, Idaho that handed out 91 bachelors’s parks administration degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree parks administration students whose families make $0-$30k list, BYU - I has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for BYU - I is $2,637 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree parks administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 109 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins is $11,831 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Parks Administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s parks administration degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree parks administration students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Northern Colorado has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Northern Colorado is $11,571 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Parks Administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s parks administration students in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Idaho is $10,877 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Parks Administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Denver. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Parks Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s parks administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JWU Denver, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Johnson & Wales University - Denver is $23,662 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree parks administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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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