2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate 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 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing an online associate degree.
Most Popular Online Far Western US Region Schools for an Associate in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness
Our 2023 rankings named International Sports Sciences Association the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Carpinteria, ISSA is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
About 22% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 78% are male.
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Out of the 2 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Compton College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Compton College is a small public school located in the suburb of Compton.
Women make up 57% of the parks and rec majors at the school.
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Request InformationMost Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online 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 |
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Related Majors
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.
- 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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