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2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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$28,979 Avg Salary
$24,973 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 703 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #17 most popular major in Louisiana.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Louisiana to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for parks and rec majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the best school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Louisiana College

Pineville, LA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Louisiana College is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Louisiana College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Pineville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

Out of the 8 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. McNeese is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Louisiana. Southeastern is a large public school located in the city of Hammond.

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University of Louisiana at Monroe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the city of Monroe, ULM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

Grambling State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. GSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Grambling.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Natchitoches.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,436
West Virginia 1,238
Florida 2,340
Virginia 1,729
Arkansas 1,012
Mississippi 1,128
South Carolina 1,339
Tennessee 2,462
Alabama 959
Kentucky 1,141
Georgia 1,981

Parks & Rec Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 67,146
Recreation Administration 3,122
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 3,106
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NPS Photo/Zurbuch.

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