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

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

With 3,436 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #11 most popular major in North Carolina.

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.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina 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 University of North Carolina at Wilmington the most popular online school in North Carolina for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Pembroke helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in North Carolina. Located in the town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Out of the 3 online programs at schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the # 3 spot on the list. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.

Women make up 48% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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

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 3 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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