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

8 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, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students earned 1,128 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Mississippi 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 Mississippi.

Our 2023 rankings named Holmes Community College the most popular school in Mississippi for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 24% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Mississippi Community College is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Scooba, EMCC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 64% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mississippi Delta Community College is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Moorhead, Mississippi Delta Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

Out of the 8 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Coahoma Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Coahoma Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarksdale.

Women make up 80% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Itawamba Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. ICC is a small public school located in the town of Fulton.

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Copiah-Lincoln 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. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wesson.

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#7

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

Pearl River Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Pearl River Community College is a small public school located in the remote area of Poplarville.

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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 Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,436
West Virginia 1,238
Florida 2,340
Virginia 1,729
Arkansas 1,012
South Carolina 1,339
Tennessee 2,462
Louisiana 703
Alabama 959
Kentucky 1,141
Georgia 1,981

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 8 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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