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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

11 Colleges
$32,800 Avg Salary
$18,161 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 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.

The Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 .

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the most popular school for parks, recreation and leisure studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

On average, parks and rec graduates from BYU take out $10,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, parks and rec majors at U of U accumulate an average of around $20,924 in student debt.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Colorado University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Gunnison, Western is a public school with a small student population.

Parks & Rec majors at Western take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Red Rocks Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lakewood.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that parks and rec majors at MSU Denver take out is $22,219.

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#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Utah University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Northwest College

Powell, WY

Northwest College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular parks, recreation and leisure studies programs. Located in the town of Powell, Northwest Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Montana State University - Billings landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular parks, recreation and leisure studies programs. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Billings.

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#9

Central Wyoming College

Riverton, WY

Central Wyoming College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Riverton, CWC is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Utah State University

Logan, UT

Utah State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 51
Utah 200
Montana 3
Wyoming 4

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 11 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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