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

5 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 #24 most popular major in New Mexico with 141 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

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 New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Mexico 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 analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Mexico. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clovis Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the town of Clovis.

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#3

Luna Community College

Las Vegas, NM

Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Luna Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Las Vegas, Luna Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

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#3

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,071
Texas 7,380
Oklahoma 1,179

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 5 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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