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

6 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 Arizona with 1,071 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arizona 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 Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in Arizona for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 57% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 28% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 181 students majoring in parks and rec at NAU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Women make up 80% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ottawa University - Surprise is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Surprise, Ottawa University - Surprise is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

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#6

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

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

Of the 16 students majoring in parks and rec at Prescot College, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7,380
New Mexico 141
Oklahoma 1,179

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 6 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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