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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Maine

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Finding the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 8 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation and leisure studies students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #143 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maine to see which 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 .

#1

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Our analysis found University of Maine to be the most popular school for parks, recreation and leisure studies students who want to pursue a degree in Maine. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Maine list. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Bangor.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington County Community College is a great place for parks, recreation and leisure studies students. Washington County Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Calais.

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Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 20
New Hampshire 0

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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