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

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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 #15 most popular major in Missouri with 1,342 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Missouri 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Logan University

Chesterfield, MO

Our analysis found Logan University to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 52% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 46% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwest Missouri State University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.

Women make up 58% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#3

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Missouri Baptist 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 Missouri. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, MBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#5

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

Women make up 52% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#6

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

Avila University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

Of the 12 students majoring in parks and rec at Avila, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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Missouri Western 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 #7 on the list. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Joseph.

Of the 11 students majoring in parks and rec at Missouri Western, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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University of Missouri - Columbia 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 #8 on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Of the 4 students majoring in parks and rec at Mizzou, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 710
Minnesota 1,139
Iowa 1,491
South Dakota 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 9 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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