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Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

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

In 2020-2021, 3,106 people earned a degree or certificate in parks, recreation and leisure studies, making the major the #169 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the most popular school for parks, recreation and leisure studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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

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Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in the United States for parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the most popular school in the United States for parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#4

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great place for parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UNLV is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 6 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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