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

4 Colleges
$34,757 Avg Salary
$15,462 Avg Student Debt

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

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the #66 most popular major in Utah with 200 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Utah to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges.

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 Utah. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

The average amount in student loans that parks and rec majors at BYU take out is $10,000.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

Parks & Rec majors at U of U take out an average of $20,924 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Utah list. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Utah State University Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 51
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 4 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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