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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Associate Degree Schools

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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.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Kingsborough Community College the most popular school in the United States for parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their associate degree. KCC is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Women make up 29% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great place for parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 42% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Georgia Technical College is a great place for parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their associate degree. South Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Americus.

Women make up 53% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#4

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sierra College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Associate Degree Schools list. Sierra College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Rocklin.

About 73% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 27% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Butler County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in the United States. Located in the fringe town of Butler, BC3 is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 42% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

Parks & Rec majors at BC3 take out an average of $11,659 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#6

Allan Hancock College

Santa Maria, CA

Allan Hancock College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for parks, recreation and leisure studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Santa Maria, Allan Hancock College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 20% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Tompkins Cortland Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Dryden, Tompkins Cortland is a public college with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Mohawk Valley Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Utica, MVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in parks and rec at MVCC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Red Rocks Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

About 33% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#10

Garrett College

McHenry, MD

Garrett College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of McHenry, Garrett Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 20% are male.

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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 36 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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