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Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the #169 most popular major in the country with 3,106 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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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Check out the parks and rec doctor's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor's Degree School

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best school for parks, recreation and leisure studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best parks, recreation and leisure studies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 16
Ohio 101
Illinois 196
Indiana 161

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 values are for the top school 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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