2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor's Degree Schools
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.
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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
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.
Most Popular Schools for a Doctorate in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies
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 city of Tempe.
Women make up 50% of the parks and rec majors at the school.
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Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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 medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 50% of the parks and rec majors at the school.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in the United States. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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 school with a fairly large student population.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in the United States. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.
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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies by Region
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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Related Majors
One of 4 majors within the area of study, parks, recreation and leisure studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Parks & Rec
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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