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

30 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 #13 most popular major in Georgia with 1,981 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

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 Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in Georgia 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.

#1

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Southern University the most popular school in Georgia for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 62% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 244 students majoring in parks and rec at UGA, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 30 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Women make up 46% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Georgia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Georgia. UNG is a large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

Women make up 61% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia College & State University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 63% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#6

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Of the 91 students majoring in parks and rec at Emory, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#7

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia 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 #7 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 74% are male.

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#8

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Augusta.

About 70% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#9

Georgia Gwinnett College

Lawrenceville, GA

Georgia Gwinnett College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Georgia Gwinnett College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

Women make up 66% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#10

Berry College

Mount Berry, GA

Berry College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Berry is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mount Berry.

Women make up 56% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,436
West Virginia 1,238
Florida 2,340
Virginia 1,729
Arkansas 1,012
Mississippi 1,128
South Carolina 1,339
Louisiana 703
Alabama 959
Kentucky 1,141
Tennessee 2,462

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 25 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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