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

2 Colleges
$31,508 Avg Salary
$23,752 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing an online .

#1

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Our analysis found Pittsburg State University to be the most popular school for parks, recreation and leisure studies students who want to pursue an online degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Pittsburg State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota College at Bottineau. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. MSU-Bottineau is a small public school located in the rural area of Bottineau.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Dakota College at Bottineau Report

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 175
Minnesota 64
Kansas 25
Iowa 113
Nebraska 63
North Dakota 0
South Dakota 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.

Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

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 2 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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