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

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

With 165 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #18 most popular major in Vermont.

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 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 Vermont to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Vermont 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.

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

#1

Castleton University

Castleton, VT

Our 2023 rankings named Castleton University the most popular school in Vermont for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Castleton is a small public school located in the town of Castleton.

About 38% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 62% are male.

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#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Vermont is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Burlington.

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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 Colleges 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
Connecticut 332

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 2 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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