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

15 Colleges
$28,979 Avg Salary
$24,973 Avg Student Debt

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #19 most popular major in New Jersey with 1,047 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in New Jersey 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the most popular school in New Jersey for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Of the 435 students majoring in parks and rec at Rutgers New Brunswick, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 118 students majoring in parks and rec at Montclair State, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.

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

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#4

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Seton Hall University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in New Jersey. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

Women make up 11% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#5

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Monmouth University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in New Jersey. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.

Women make up 68% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#6

Kean University

Union, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Kean 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. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#7

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

Stockton University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Galloway.

About 46% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#8

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

Saint Peter’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Jersey City, Saint Peter's College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 44% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Georgian Court University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the small city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in parks and rec at Georgian Court, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#10

Caldwell University

Caldwell, NJ

With a ranking of #10, Caldwell 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. Caldwell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Caldwell.

Of the 9 students majoring in parks and rec at Caldwell, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,734
New York 2,477
Maryland 832
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

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 15 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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