2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Doctor's Degree School for You
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #15 most popular major in the country with 73,813 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.
2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Greensboro the most popular school in the Southeast Region for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
Women make up 65% of the parks and rec majors at the school.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Sports Academy landed the # 2 spot on the list. The Academy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daphne.
Of the 15 students majoring in parks and rec at The Academy, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 25% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 75% are male.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the # 4 spot on the list. UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.
About 57% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 43% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
Women make up 29% of the parks and rec majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 33% are male.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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East Tennessee State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 20% of the parks and rec majors at the school.
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Clemson University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
Of the 5 students majoring in parks and rec at Clemson, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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Georgia State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Women make up 80% of the parks and rec majors at the school.
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Explore the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,436 |
| West Virginia | 1,238 |
| Mississippi | 1,128 |
| South Carolina | 1,339 |
| Florida | 2,340 |
| Virginia | 1,729 |
| Arkansas | 1,012 |
| Alabama | 959 |
| Kentucky | 1,141 |
| Georgia | 1,981 |
| Tennessee | 2,462 |
| Louisiana | 703 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 22 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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