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

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

With 1,179 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #12 most popular major in Oklahoma.

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 Oklahoma to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma.

Our analysis found Southeastern Oklahoma State University to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Oklahoma. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Durant.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the town of Ada, ECU is a public school with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Nazarene University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. SNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bethany.

Women make up 33% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Oklahoma. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 53% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oral Roberts University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the large city of Tulsa, ORU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 58% are male.

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Northeastern 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. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

Of the 10 students majoring in parks and rec at NSU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a large student population.

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

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University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

With a ranking of #8, University of Tulsa 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 large city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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

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

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 8 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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