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2026 Best Value Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

[Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies](/majors/parks-recreation-fitness/other-parks-recreation-fitness/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other parks, recreation & leisure studies education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for other parks, recreation & leisure studies students.

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• Best Value Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.