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

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #15 most popular major in the country with 73,813 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

#1

Monroe College

Bronx, NY

Our analysis found Monroe 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 Middle Atlantic Region . Monroe College is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

Women make up 22% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#2

SUNY Broome

Binghamton, NY

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Broome landed the # 2 spot on the list. SUNY Broome is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Binghamton.

Of the 16 students majoring in parks and rec at SUNY Broome, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Niagara County Community College is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 24% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Finger Lakes Community College is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Canandaigua, Finger Lakes Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in parks and rec at Finger Lakes Community College, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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#5

Manor College

Jenkintown, PA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Manor College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Jenkintown, Manor College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,047
Pennsylvania 2,734
New York 2,477
Maryland 832
Delaware 342
District of Columbia 319

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 5 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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