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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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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 #15 most popular major in the country with 73,813 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Southwest Region 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 2023 rankings named Southeastern Oklahoma State University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 27% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State 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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Out of the 50 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Out of the 50 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in parks and rec at Texas A&M Commerce, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#6

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

With a ranking of #6, Tarleton State 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. Tarleton is a large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.

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

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Women make up 66% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#8

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

Women make up 39% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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East Central University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ECU is a small public school located in the remote town of Ada.

Women make up 34% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #10, Texas Tech 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. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 44% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 56% are male.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,071
Texas 7,380
New Mexico 141
Oklahoma 1,179

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 25 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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