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

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

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

In 2020-2021, 249 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Idaho college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Idaho ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Idaho to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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 Idaho.

Our analysis found College of Western Idaho to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in Idaho. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 42% are male.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at College of Western Idaho Report

#2

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Out of the 2 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, North Idaho College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public school with a small student population.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,093
Utah 1,178
Montana 94
Wyoming 126

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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