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Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Associate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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.

Check out the parks and rec associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our analysis found Red Rocks Community College to be the most popular school for parks, recreation and leisure studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize 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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#2

Northwest College

Powell, WY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Powell, Northwest Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Central Wyoming College

Riverton, WY

The in-demand associate degree programs at Central Wyoming College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Riverton, CWC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best parks, recreation and leisure studies schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 51
Utah 200
Montana 3
Wyoming 4

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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