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

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

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #15 most popular major in Missouri with 1,342 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Missouri 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.

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 Missouri.

Our analysis found Maryville University of Saint Louis to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in Missouri. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 41% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Park University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Of the 12 students majoring in parks and rec at Park University, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Missouri. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.

Of the 8 students majoring in parks and rec at CMU CGES, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 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.

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