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2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools

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In 2020-2021, 73,813 people earned a degree or certificate in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, making the major the #15 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the United States to see which online doctor'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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the most popular online school in the United States for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Of the 32 students majoring in parks and rec at Concordia University, Chicago, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Western States. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in parks and rec at Western States Chiropractic College, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at United States Sports Academy helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Daphne, The Academy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 40% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#4

Troy University

Troy, AL

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the # 4 spot on the list. TROY is a fairly large public school located in the town of Troy.

Of the 8 students majoring in parks and rec at TROY, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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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 4 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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