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2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Utah

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #12 most popular major in Utah with 1,178 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Utah to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Utah

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

Top Utah Schools for a Master's in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the best school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Utah. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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Out of the 4 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Utah University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Utah. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cedar City.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,093
Montana 94
Idaho 249
Wyoming 126

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 4 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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