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

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #18 most popular major in Maryland with 832 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree.

#1

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

Our analysis found Frostburg State University to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maryland. Frostburg State is a small public school located in the small suburb of Frostburg.

Of the 16 students majoring in parks and rec at Frostburg State, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#2

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount St Mary’s University landed the # 2 spot on the list. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Emmitsburg.

About 40% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 60% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Maryland. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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#4

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#4

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Baltimore. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,047
Pennsylvania 2,734
New York 2,477
Delaware 342
District of Columbia 319

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 5 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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