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

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 #15 most popular major in Missouri with 1,342 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 Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in Missouri 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.

Check out the parks and rec bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Missouri.

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Missouri. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Of the 132 students majoring in parks and rec at Missouri State, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 30 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 120 students majoring in parks and rec at SLU, 28% are male and 73% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Missouri. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Women make up 25% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#4

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Lindenwood 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 Missouri. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

Women make up 45% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#5

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Out of the 30 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Truman State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

Of the 92 students majoring in parks and rec at Truman State, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Central Missouri 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 distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 36% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Missouri Western State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Joseph.

Women make up 38% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Maryville University of Saint Louis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 41% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Southeast Missouri State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

About 41% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 59% are male.

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#10

Missouri Valley College

Marshall, MO

Missouri Valley College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Missouri Valley College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 47% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 710
Minnesota 1,139
Iowa 1,491
South Dakota 342
Nebraska 429
North Dakota 266

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 26 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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