2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alaska
Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 35 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Alaska college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.
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.
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alaska ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Alaska to see which bachelor's 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.
2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Alaska Schools for a Bachelor's in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness
Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the most popular school in Alaska for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 43% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 57% are male.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Alaska Pacific University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Alaska. Located in the city of Anchorage, Alaska Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 29% of the parks and rec majors at the school.
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Out of the 4 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the # 3 spot on the list. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.
Women make up 40% of the parks and rec majors at the school.
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Out of the 4 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the # 4 spot on the list. UAS is a small public school located in the remote town of Juneau.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 11,237 |
| Washington | 673 |
| Oregon | 629 |
| Hawaii | 171 |
| Nevada | 273 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Parks & Rec
| 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 4 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.