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

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$41,687 Avg Salary

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #19 most popular major in New Jersey with 1,047 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Jersey 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.

Check out the parks and rec master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the most popular school in New Jersey for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

About 35% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 65% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in parks and rec at FDU, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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#3

Kean University

Union, NJ

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Kean University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 47% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the # 4 spot on the list. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.

About 25% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 75% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in New Jersey. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

About 10% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 90% are male.

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#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

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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
Pennsylvania 2,734
New York 2,477
Maryland 832
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

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 7 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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