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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

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Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,647 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #15 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Ohio to see which master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio University - Athens Campus the most popular school in Ohio for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Out of the 18 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in parks and rec at Ohio State, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Out of the 18 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in parks and rec at Miami University - Oxford, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Toledo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Ohio. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 52% are male.

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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in parks and rec at University of Akron Main Campus, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

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

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

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

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#9

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

Tiffin University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Tiffin.

About 42% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 58% are male.

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Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Of the 9 students majoring in parks and rec at Cleveland State University, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 1,818
Michigan 2,279
Illinois 2,396
Wisconsin 1,001

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 18 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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