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Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$69,500 Avg Salary

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #15 most popular major in the country with 73,813 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor'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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named United States Sports Academy the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their doctor’s degree. The Academy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daphne.

Of the 15 students majoring in parks and rec at The Academy, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#2

Troy University

Troy, AL

Out of the 2 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 75% are male.

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Explore the most popular online parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,436
West Virginia 1,238
Mississippi 1,128
South Carolina 1,339
Florida 2,340
Virginia 1,729
Arkansas 1,012
Alabama 959
Kentucky 1,141
Georgia 1,981
Tennessee 2,462
Louisiana 703

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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 2 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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