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

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

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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, 98 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation and leisure studies students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #134 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arizona 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 analysis found Northern Arizona University to be the most popular school for parks, recreation and leisure studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Arizona. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 54% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, parks and rec graduates from NAU carry an average student debt load of $24,207.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Northern Arizona University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Of the 25 students majoring in parks and rec at ASU - Skysong, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

About 70% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 30% are male.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 12
Oklahoma 53
New Mexico 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 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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