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

5 Colleges
$28,722 Avg Salary
$32,125 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 45 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation and leisure studies students who went to a Mississippi college or university. This makes it the #114 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Mississippi 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College the most popular school in Mississippi for parks, recreation and leisure studies students. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Mississippi list. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

On average, parks and rec graduates from Southern Miss take out $32,125 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

The excellent programs at Alcorn State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in Mississippi. Located in the remote area of Alcorn State, Alcorn State is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at East Mississippi Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in Mississippi. Located in the remote area of Scooba, EMCC is a public college with a small student population.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at East Mississippi Community College Report

The excellent programs at Holmes Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in Mississippi. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Holmes Community College

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 77
Virginia 74
North Carolina 125
Florida 0
Tennessee 3
Kentucky 3
South Carolina 13
Louisiana 25
Arkansas 80
Alabama 65
West Virginia 27

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

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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