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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools

29 Colleges
$31,801 Avg Salary
$23,333 Avg Student Debt

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

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the #223 most popular major in the country with 206 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 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 Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for parks, recreation and leisure studies students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for parks, recreation and leisure studies students. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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#4

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY

Out of the 29 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cortland landed the # 4 spot on the list. SUNY Cortland is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Cortland.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in the United States. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

Out of the 29 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a large student population.

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California State University - Long Beach came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools ranking. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

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Southern Oregon University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools list. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Ashland.

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With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation and leisure studies students. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 9,742
Recreation Administration 441
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 35
Outdoor Education 28

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 29 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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