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

32 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, 7,380 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in Texas 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named El Paso Community College the most popular school in Texas for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their associate degree. El Paso Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

About 62% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#2

Blinn College

Brenham, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blinn College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Brenham, Blinn College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 71 students majoring in parks and rec at Blinn College, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#3

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. South Texas College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of McAllen.

Women make up 43% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#4

Paris Junior College

Paris, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paris Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Paris, Paris Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#5

Odessa College

Odessa, TX

Out of the 32 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Odessa College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Odessa, Odessa College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in parks and rec at Odessa College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#6

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

Central Texas College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Killeen, Central Texas College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 64% are male.

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Austin Community College District 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. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Of the 22 students majoring in parks and rec at Austin Community College District, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#6

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

With a ranking of #6, Del Mar College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in parks and rec at DMC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#9

Howard College

Big Spring, TX

Howard College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Howard County Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Big Spring.

About 65% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#10

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX

With a ranking of #10, Navarro College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Corsicana, Navarro College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in parks and rec at Navarro College, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,071
New Mexico 141
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 32 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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