Best Colleges for Parks & Recreation
949 four-year colleges offer parks & recreation programs. These rank highest by graduate earnings, using official federal data.
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public
- $16,665
- Net price
- 31%
- Admit rate
- 21,996
- Enrolled
Bryant University
Smithfield, RI · Private nonprofit
- $41,219
- Net price
- 65%
- Admit rate
- 3,194
- Enrolled
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit
- $41,431
- Net price
- 62%
- Admit rate
- 5,287
- Enrolled
Rice University
Houston, TX · Private nonprofit
- $13,370
- Net price
- 8%
- Admit rate
- 4,776
- Enrolled
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT · Private nonprofit
- $48,095
- Net price
- 33%
- Admit rate
- 5,373
- Enrolled
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
- $29,689
- Net price
- 89%
- Admit rate
- 4,948
- Enrolled
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA · Public
- $21,565
- Net price
- 17%
- Admit rate
- 17,597
- Enrolled
Manhattan University
Riverdale, NY · Private nonprofit
- $27,256
- Net price
- 79%
- Admit rate
- 2,744
- Enrolled
Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA · Private nonprofit
- $35,333
- Net price
- 84%
- Admit rate
- 1,114
- Enrolled
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
- $38,509
- Net price
- 79%
- Admit rate
- 13,233
- Enrolled
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT · Private nonprofit
- $40,675
- Net price
- 72%
- Admit rate
- 6,531
- Enrolled
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public
- $13,138
- Net price
- 16%
- Admit rate
- 34,177
- Enrolled
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA · Private nonprofit
- $58,098
- Net price
- 63%
- Admit rate
- 3,553
- Enrolled
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD · Public
- $15,678
- Net price
- 45%
- Admit rate
- 30,760
- Enrolled
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · Public
- $14,355
- Net price
- 42%
- Admit rate
- 36,258
- Enrolled
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH · Private nonprofit
- $24,478
- Net price
- 74%
- Admit rate
- 2,489
- Enrolled
Emory University
Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit
- $22,585
- Net price
- 11%
- Admit rate
- 7,298
- Enrolled
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit
- $38,793
- Net price
- 46%
- Admit rate
- 15,477
- Enrolled
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA · Public
- $13,760
- Net price
- 85%
- Admit rate
- 27,601
- Enrolled
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA · Private nonprofit
- $35,119
- Net price
- 82%
- Admit rate
- 5,198
- Enrolled
Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA · Private nonprofit
- $30,378
- Net price
- 87%
- Admit rate
- 1,947
- Enrolled
Linfield University
McMinnville, OR · Private nonprofit
- $26,536
- Net price
- 85%
- Admit rate
- 1,621
- Enrolled
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA · Private nonprofit
- $25,447
- Net price
- 71%
- Admit rate
- 3,204
- Enrolled
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit
- $40,892
- Net price
- 63%
- Admit rate
- 7,277
- Enrolled
