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

2 Colleges
$31,634 Avg Salary
$25,812 Avg Student Debt

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Iowa. With 1,491 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Iowa 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

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Waldorf University the most popular online school in Iowa for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the town of Forest City, Waldorf is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Waldorf University

#2

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Iowa list. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.

After completing their degree, parks and rec graduates from UIU carry an average student debtload of $25,000.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Upper Iowa University Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 710
Minnesota 1,139
South Dakota 342
Missouri 1,342
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 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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