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

7 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.

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

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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region 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 Holmes 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 Southeast Region . Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mississippi Gulf Coast 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 Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 58% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Mississippi Community College is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their online associate degree. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

Women make up 64% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#4

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia Military College is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their online associate degree. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Georgia Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

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#6

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

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With a ranking of #6, Brunswick Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Bolivia, Brunswick Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,436
West Virginia 1,238
South Carolina 1,339
Florida 2,340
Virginia 1,729
Arkansas 1,012
Mississippi 1,128
Louisiana 703
Alabama 959
Kentucky 1,141
Georgia 1,981
Tennessee 2,462

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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

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 7 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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