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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in New Mexico

9 Colleges
$29,236 Avg Salary
$20,901 Avg Student Debt

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #24 most popular major in New Mexico with 141 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. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

While working on their degree, parks and rec majors at NMSU Main Campus accumulate an average of around $16,750 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that parks and rec majors at USW take out is $25,051.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western New Mexico University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

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Out of the 9 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Clovis Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the town of Clovis.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

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With a ranking of #6, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the small city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Luna Community College

Las Vegas, NM

Luna Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the rural area of Las Vegas, Luna Community College is a public school with a fairly 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
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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