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2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

6 Colleges
$28,979 Avg Salary
$24,973 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Our analysis found Eastern Oregon University 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 Far Western US Region . Located in the town of La Grande, EOU is a public college with a small student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 45% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Antelope Valley landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, UAV is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 67% are male.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

Of the 5 students majoring in parks and rec at UAF, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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State Degrees Awarded
California 11,237
Washington 673
Oregon 629
Hawaii 171
Nevada 273
Alaska 35

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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 6 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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