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

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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

With 703 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #17 most popular major in Louisiana.

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 Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the most popular school in Louisiana for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 32% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Southeastern Louisiana 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 Louisiana. Southeastern is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hammond.

Of the 121 students majoring in parks and rec at Southeastern, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Monroe is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Monroe, ULM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 49% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 51% are male.

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#4

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. McNeese is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. NSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

Women make up 65% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#6

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

With a ranking of #6, University of New Orleans 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 large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in parks and rec at UNO, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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#7

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

Grambling State University 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. GSU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Grambling.

Women make up 76% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Louisiana Tech University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in parks and rec at Louisiana Tech, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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#9

Louisiana College

Pineville, LA

Louisiana College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Louisiana College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Pineville.

Of the 15 students majoring in parks and rec at Louisiana College, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#10

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Women make up 50% 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
Tennessee 2,462
Alabama 959
Kentucky 1,141
Georgia 1,981

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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