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

4 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 #66 most popular major in Utah with 200 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 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 Utah ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Utah 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.

Check out the parks and rec bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Utah.

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the most popular school in Utah for parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

Of the 110 students majoring in parks and rec at BYU, 28% are male and 72% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, parks and rec majors at BYU accumulate an average of around $12,419 in student debt.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in Utah. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 44% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

On average, parks and rec graduates from U of U take out $20,565 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Out of the 4 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Southern Utah University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, parks and rec majors at USU accumulate an average of around $12,465 in student debt.

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Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 51
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 4 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).

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