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Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alaska

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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alaska

2 Colleges
$31,256 Avg Salary
$23,333 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the #78 most popular major in Alaska with 7 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alaska ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Alaska to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

Our analysis found Alaska Pacific University to be the most popular school for parks, recreation and leisure studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Alaska. Located in the city of Anchorage, Alaska Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Alaska Pacific University Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Alaska Southeast helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in Alaska. UAS is a small public school located in the remote town of Juneau.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Alaska Southeast

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 668
Washington 58
Oregon 41
Nevada 0

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 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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