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

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$41,687 Avg Salary

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #19 most popular major in Arizona with 1,071 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arizona 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 Arizona.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in Arizona for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Of the 20 students majoring in parks and rec at ASU - Tempe, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#2

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

Out of the 3 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Prescott College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Prescott.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in parks and rec at NAU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Northern Arizona University Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 3 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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