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

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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

With 1,195 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #20 most popular major in Massachusetts.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Holyoke Community College the most popular school in Massachusetts for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public college 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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#2

Dean College

Franklin, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dean College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Dean College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Franklin.

Women make up 33% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Northern Essex Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Massachusetts. NECC is a small public school located in the suburb of Haverhill.

Women make up 60% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Greenfield Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Massachusetts. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenfield.

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Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

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Mount Wachusett Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

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Springfield Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 569
Maine 200
Rhode Island 291
Connecticut 332
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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