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2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies was ranked #15 in the country. In fact 73,813 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the New England Region 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular online school in the New England Region for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

About 27% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#2

Post University

Waterbury, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Post University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

Of the 26 students majoring in parks and rec at Post University, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 84% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#4

Fisher College

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fisher College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Fisher College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 8% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Vermont University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Northern Vermont University is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnson.

Women make up 33% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 569
Maine 200
Rhode Island 291
Massachusetts 1,195
Connecticut 332
Vermont 165

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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 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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