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2023 Most Popular Other Parks & Recreation Studies Schools

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$27,065 Avg Salary
$23,516 Avg Student Debt

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

Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the #293 most popular major in the country with 35 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Other Parks & Recreation Studies Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Alabama the most popular school in the United States for other parks, recreation and leisure studies students. Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Other Parks & Recreation Studies Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for other parks, recreation and leisure studies students. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Other Parks & Recreation Studies Schools list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Other Parks & Recreation Studies Schools list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Baltimore. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Other Parks & Recreation Studies Schools list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.

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One of 4 majors within the area of study, other parks, recreation and leisure studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Other Parks & Rec

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 9,742
Recreation Administration 441
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 206
Outdoor Education 28

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).

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