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

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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, 175 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation and leisure studies students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #80 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Missouri 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular school in Missouri for parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Women make up 25% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

Parks & Rec majors at Mizzou take out an average of $22,468 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $277.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Northwest Missouri State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in Missouri. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

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

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Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

About 62% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Southeast Missouri State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in Missouri. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

About 9% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 91% are male.

On average, parks and rec graduates from Southeast Missouri State University take out $22,659 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

Women make up 33% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Lindenwood University Report

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 64
Kansas 25
Iowa 113
Nebraska 63
North Dakota 0
South Dakota 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 5 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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