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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

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Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #18 most popular major in Maryland with 832 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree.

#1

Towson University

Towson, MD

Our analysis found Towson University to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maryland. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.

Of the 251 students majoring in parks and rec at Towson, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Of the 233 students majoring in parks and rec at UMCP, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#3

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salisbury University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 111 students majoring in parks and rec at Salisbury, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#4

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frostburg State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Frostburg State is a small public school located in the suburb of Frostburg.

Of the 45 students majoring in parks and rec at Frostburg State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#5

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at McDaniel College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Maryland. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Westminster.

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

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. UMES is a small public school located in the fringe town of Princess Anne.

Of the 32 students majoring in parks and rec at UMES, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Bowie State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.

About 32% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 68% are male.

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#8

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Mount St Mary’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Emmitsburg.

Of the 17 students majoring in parks and rec at The Mount, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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#9

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

Coppin State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Coppin is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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

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Washington Adventist University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Takoma Park, Washington Adventist University 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 Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,047
Pennsylvania 2,734
New York 2,477
Delaware 342
District of Columbia 319

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

Majors Similar 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 11 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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