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

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

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

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

In 2020-2021, 45 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation and leisure studies students who went to a Mississippi college or university. This makes it the #114 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Mississippi the most popular school in Mississippi for parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

Women make up 71% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Southern Mississippi Report

#2

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alcorn State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the rural area of Alcorn State, Alcorn State is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 77
Virginia 74
North Carolina 125
Florida 0
Tennessee 3
Kentucky 3
South Carolina 13
Louisiana 25
Arkansas 80
Alabama 65
West Virginia 27

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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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