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2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in California

7 Colleges
$32,218 Avg Salary
$19,856 Avg Student Debt

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #14 most popular major in California with 11,237 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online programs 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named International Sports Sciences Association the most popular online school in California for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. ISSA is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Carpinteria.

On average, parks and rec graduates from ISSA take out $17,163 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, American Fitness and Nutrition Academy landed the # 3 spot on the list. AFNA is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

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The excellent online programs at University of Antelope Valley helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in California. UAV is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

After completing their degree, parks and rec graduates from UAV carry an average student debtload of $26,438.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 5 spot on the list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

While working on their degree, parks and rec majors at National University accumulate an average of around $36,313 in student debt.

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#6

Compton College

Compton, CA

Compton College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

Rio Hondo College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 673
Oregon 629
Hawaii 171
Nevada 273
Alaska 35

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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 7 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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