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2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools

10 Colleges
$31,801 Avg Salary
$23,333 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges.

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for parks, recreation and leisure studies students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Parks & Rec majors at Texas A&M College Station take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

The average amount in student loans that parks and rec majors at ASU - Skysong take out is $24,363.

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The excellent online programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools list. Located in the distant town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Georgia Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.

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Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best parks, recreation and leisure studies programs. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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East Mississippi Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for parks, recreation and leisure studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

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Holmes Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

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Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for parks, recreation and leisure studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort-Wayne, Indiana Tech - CPS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Dakota College at Bottineau ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools list. MSU-Bottineau is a small public school located in the remote area of Bottineau.

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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 10 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 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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