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

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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

In 2020-2021, 429 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Nebraska college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Nebraska 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Kearney the most popular school in Nebraska for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNK is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kearney.

Of the 85 students majoring in parks and rec at UNK, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 44% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 44% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#4

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. WSC is a small public school located in the town of Wayne.

Of the 32 students majoring in parks and rec at WSC, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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#5

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Out of the 14 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

Of the 31 students majoring in parks and rec at Bellevue University, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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#6

Midland University

Fremont, NE

With a ranking of #6, Midland University 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 town of Fremont, Midland U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in parks and rec at Midland U, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Concordia University, Nebraska came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.

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

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#7

Hastings College

Hastings, NE

Hastings College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Hastings is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Hastings.

Of the 23 students majoring in parks and rec at Hastings, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#9

Doane University

Crete, NE

Doane University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the distant town of Crete, Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#10

Peru State College

Peru, NE

Peru State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in the rural area of Peru, Peru State is a public school with a small student population.

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 Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges 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
Missouri 1,342
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

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 14 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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