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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

In 2020-2021, 319 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia 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.

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 66% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at George Washington University Report

#3

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 3 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 3 spot on the list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 8% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,047
Pennsylvania 2,734
New York 2,477
Maryland 832
Delaware 342

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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