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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Arizona

2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Arizona

2 Colleges
$31,907 Avg Salary
$22,850 Avg Student Debt

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #19 most popular major in Arizona with 1,071 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

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 Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools in Arizona

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

Top Arizona Schools in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the best school in Arizona for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Parks & Rec majors at Grand Canyon University take out an average of $26,999 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $233.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that parks and rec majors at NAU take out is $23,281. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $264.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7,380
New Mexico 141
Oklahoma 1,179

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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NPS Photo/Zurbuch.

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