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2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Ohio

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

In 2020-2021, 2,647 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Ohio to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing an online associate degree.

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 Ohio. Columbus State is a very 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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The in-demand online associate degree programs at University of Northwestern Ohio helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Ohio. University of Northwestern Ohio is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James A Rhodes State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Ohio 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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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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