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2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #15 most popular major in the country with 73,813 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the parks and rec doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the best school in the Far Western US Region for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 11,237
Washington 673
Oregon 629
Hawaii 171
Nevada 273
Alaska 35

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 2 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).
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