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2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools

52 Colleges
$28,979 Avg Salary
$24,973 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 73,813 people earned a degree or certificate in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, making the major the #15 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the United States to see which online bachelor's 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Our analysis found University of Memphis to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the United States. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

Of the 492 students majoring in parks and rec at UofM, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

Women make up 32% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 47% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

Women make up 67% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#5

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

About 28% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 72% are male.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 32% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

About 48% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 52% are male.

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University of North Carolina at Pembroke ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UNC Pembroke is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Pembroke.

About 53% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#9

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 89 students majoring in parks and rec at UNF, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

Women make up 27% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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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 26 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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