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2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

3 Colleges
$31,896 Avg Salary
$23,205 Avg Student Debt

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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region 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 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for parks, recreation and leisure studies students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, parks and rec majors at Texas A&M College Station accumulate an average of around $19,500 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for parks, recreation and leisure studies students pursuing an online degree. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

On average, parks and rec graduates from ASU - Skysong take out $24,363 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online parks, recreation and leisure studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 12
Arizona 98
Oklahoma 53
New Mexico 0

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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 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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