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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the #169 most popular major in the country with 3,106 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

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 master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

About 56% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 44% are male.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in parks and rec at IU Bloomington, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 58% are male.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Toledo Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great place for parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their master’s degree. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

Of the 7 students majoring in parks and rec at OHIO Athens, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best parks, recreation and leisure studies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 16
Ohio 101
Illinois 196
Indiana 161

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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