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

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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 #13 most popular major in Georgia with 1,981 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Georgia 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 Georgia.

#1

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Southern University the most popular school in Georgia for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 45% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 43% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of North Georgia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Georgia. UNG is a large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

Of the 42 students majoring in parks and rec at UNG, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Women make up 60% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Kennesaw State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Georgia. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Women make up 60% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#6

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

With a ranking of #6, University of West Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in parks and rec at University of West Georgia, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#7

Reinhardt University

Waleska, GA

Reinhardt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Reinhardt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Waleska.

Women make up 47% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#8

LaGrange College

Lagrange, GA

LaGrange College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. LaGrange is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lagrange.

Women make up 25% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#9

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

With a ranking of #9, Augusta University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

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

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#10

Columbus State University

Columbus, GA

Columbus State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. CSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbus.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,436
West Virginia 1,238
Florida 2,340
Virginia 1,729
Arkansas 1,012
Mississippi 1,128
South Carolina 1,339
Louisiana 703
Alabama 959
Kentucky 1,141
Tennessee 2,462

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 10 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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