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2023 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 3,106 people earned a degree or certificate in parks, recreation and leisure studies, making the major the #169 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best school in the United States for parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 3 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 4 majors within the area of study, parks, recreation and leisure studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 67,146
Recreation Administration 3,122
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).

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