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

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

6 Colleges
$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 #13 most popular major in Georgia with 1,981 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.

The Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Georgia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named South Georgia Technical College the most popular school in Georgia for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their associate degree. South Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Americus.

Women make up 53% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#2

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Georgia Military College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Georgia. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Georgia Technical College is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their associate degree. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Columbus Technical 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 Georgia. Columbus Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Columbus.

Of the 2 students majoring in parks and rec at Columbus Technical College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

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#6

Andrew College

Cuthbert, GA

Andrew 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 #6 on the list. Located in the town of Cuthbert, Andrew College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,436
West Virginia 1,238
Mississippi 1,128
South Carolina 1,339
Florida 2,340
Virginia 1,729
Arkansas 1,012
Alabama 959
Kentucky 1,141
Tennessee 2,462
Louisiana 703

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 6 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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