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

2 Colleges
$26,003 Avg Salary
$25,173 Avg Student Debt

With 629 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #16 most popular major in Oregon.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Oregon 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing an online .

#1

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Oregon University the most popular online school in Oregon for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the town of La Grande, EOU is a public college with a small student population.

Parks & Rec majors at EOU take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent online programs at University of Western States helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Oregon. Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

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State Degrees Awarded
California 11,237
Washington 673
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 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.

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