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

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 #17 most popular major in Kansas with 710 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kansas 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.

Check out the parks and rec associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Kansas.

Our 2023 rankings named Barton County Community College the most popular school in Kansas for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their associate degree. Barton Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Great Bend.

About 60% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#2

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

Out of the 6 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of El Dorado, Butler CC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 20% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Dodge City Community College is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Dodge City, Dodge City Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in parks and rec at Dodge City Community College, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Haskell Indian Nations University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their associate degree. Haskell is a fairly small public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

Of the 4 students majoring in parks and rec at Haskell, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#5

Independence Community College

Independence, KS

Out of the 6 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Independence Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Independence, Independence Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Kansas Christian College

Overland Park, KS

Kansas Christian 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 medium-sized city of Overland Park, Kansas Christian 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 Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 1,139
Iowa 1,491
South Dakota 342
Missouri 1,342
Nebraska 429
North Dakota 266

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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