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

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

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

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

With 63 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation and leisure studies is the #90 most popular major in Nebraska.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nebraska 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 Nebraska at Kearney the most popular school in Nebraska for parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, parks and rec majors at UNK accumulate an average of around $18,511 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $133, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in Nebraska. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 175
Minnesota 64
Kansas 25
Iowa 113
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.

Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

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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