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

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

In 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students earned 1,128 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

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.

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 Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Mississippi 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 Mississippi.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Mississippi the most popular school in Mississippi for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

Of the 40 students majoring in parks and rec at Southern Miss, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Jackson State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Jackson.

About 70% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#3

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Belhaven University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 28% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

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

Women make up 63% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#5

University of Mississippi

University, MS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Mississippi is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of University.

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

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Mississippi Valley State 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 #6 on the list. Mississippi Valley State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Itta Bena.

Of the 14 students majoring in parks and rec at Mississippi Valley State University, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#6

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Mississippi College 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in parks and rec at MC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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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 Colleges 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
South Carolina 1,339
Tennessee 2,462
Louisiana 703
Alabama 959
Kentucky 1,141
Georgia 1,981

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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