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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Delaware

6 Colleges
$30,308 Avg Salary
$28,262 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 342 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Delaware college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Schools in Delaware ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Delaware to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Delaware.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Delaware the most popular school in Delaware for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

On average, parks and rec graduates from UD take out $24,786 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $510, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Delaware list. Located in the city of Dover, Del State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that parks and rec majors at Del State take out is $27,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $336.

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#3

Wesley College

Dover, DE

Out of the 6 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesley College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Dover, Wesley College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, parks and rec majors at Wesley College accumulate an average of around $33,000 in student debt.

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#4

Goldey - Beacom College

Wilmington, DE

The excellent programs at Goldey - Beacom College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Delaware. Located in the large suburb of Wilmington, Goldey - Beacom College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

The excellent programs at Wilmington University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Delaware. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dover.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,047
Pennsylvania 2,734
New York 2,477
Maryland 832
District of Columbia 319

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

Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

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 6 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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