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

5 Colleges
$29,909 Avg Salary
$24,765 Avg Student Debt

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #15 most popular major in Missouri with 1,342 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Missouri 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.

Check out the online parks and rec programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Missouri.

Our 2023 rankings named Maryville University of Saint Louis the most popular online school in Missouri for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Parks & Rec majors at Maryville U take out an average of $21,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Parks & Rec majors at Missouri State take out an average of $23,293 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $107, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Park University

Parkville, MO

The excellent online programs at Park University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Missouri. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students pursuing an online degree. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Missouri list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

After completing their degree, parks and rec graduates from Mizzou carry an average student debtload of $25,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $277, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 710
Minnesota 1,139
Iowa 1,491
South Dakota 342
Nebraska 429
North Dakota 266

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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 5 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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