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

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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 #17 most popular major in Kansas with 710 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kansas 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

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

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

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#2

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

Out of the 4 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Baker University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Baldwin City, Baker is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 62% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#3

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Washburn University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Kansas. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Topeka.

About 20% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 4 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 1,139
Iowa 1,491
South Dakota 342
Missouri 1,342
Nebraska 429
North Dakota 266

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 4 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.

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