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

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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 #23 most popular major in Connecticut with 332 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Connecticut 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.

Our analysis found Southern Connecticut 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 Connecticut. SCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Of the 33 students majoring in parks and rec at SCSU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Southern Connecticut State University Report

#2

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in parks and rec at University of New Haven, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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Out of the 4 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 44% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#4

Post University

Waterbury, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 569
Maine 200
Rhode Island 291
Massachusetts 1,195
Vermont 165

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 4 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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