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Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States 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.

Check out the online parks and rec bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our analysis found University of Kansas 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 Plains States Region . KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Maryville University of Saint Louis is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 59% are male.

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#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

About 23% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 77% are male.

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#4

Park University

Parkville, MO

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Park University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 58% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 13% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 710
Minnesota 1,139
Iowa 1,491
South Dakota 342
Missouri 1,342
Nebraska 429
North Dakota 266

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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