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2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

4 Colleges
$26,246 Avg Salary
$15,794 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies was ranked #15 in the country. In fact 73,813 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Columbus State Community College to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Columbus State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Of the 49 students majoring in parks and rec at Columbus State, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, James A Rhodes State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rhodes State College is a small public school located in the suburb of Lima.

Women make up 50% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northwestern Ohio landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Northwestern Ohio is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Lima.

Of the 2 students majoring in parks and rec at University of Northwestern Ohio, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Siena Heights University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Siena Heights University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Adrian.

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 1,818
Michigan 2,279
Ohio 2,647
Illinois 2,396
Wisconsin 1,001

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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.

  • 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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