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Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 69 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation and leisure studies students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #109 most popular major in the state.

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'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 school tops our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor's Degree 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 doctor’s degree in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 21
Indiana 26

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

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 values are for the top school 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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