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

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

With 25 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation and leisure studies is the #160 most popular major in Kansas.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Kansas 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing a .

#1

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Pittsburg State University the most popular school in Kansas for parks, recreation and leisure studies students. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Emporia State University is a great place for parks, recreation and leisure studies students. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

The excellent programs at Baker University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in Kansas. Located in the fringe town of Baldwin City, Baker is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Tabor College

Hillsboro, KS

Out of the 4 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Tabor College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Tabor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hillsboro.

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Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 175
Minnesota 64
Iowa 113
Nebraska 63
North Dakota 0
South Dakota 0

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 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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