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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut

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$26,246 Avg Salary
$15,794 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate Degree School for You

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #23 most popular major in Connecticut with 332 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Norwalk Community College to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in Connecticut. Located in the small city of Norwalk, NCC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in parks and rec at NCC, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Manchester Community College is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Out of the 4 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Three Rivers Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Norwich.

About 33% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#4

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Out of the 4 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Women make up 50% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 569
Maine 200
Rhode Island 291
Massachusetts 1,195
Vermont 165

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 4 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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