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

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$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 #23 most popular major in Connecticut with 332 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.

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 Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Connecticut 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Connecticut State University the most popular school in Connecticut for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Of the 67 students majoring in parks and rec at SCSU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Central Connecticut State 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 Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in parks and rec at CCSU, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#4

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

Of the 26 students majoring in parks and rec at Post University, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Connecticut State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ECSU is a small public school located in the town of Willimantic.

Of the 26 students majoring in parks and rec at ECSU, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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#6

Mitchell College

New London, CT

Mitchell College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Mitchell College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of New London.

About 15% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 85% are male.

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#7

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

Albertus Magnus College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Albertus Magnus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

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#8

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 569
Maine 200
Rhode Island 291
Massachusetts 1,195
Vermont 165

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 8 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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