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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

5 Colleges
$33,140 Avg Salary
$23,596 Avg Student Debt

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, parks, recreation and leisure studies was ranked #223 in the country. In fact 206 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing a .

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 Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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The excellent programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

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

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Toledo Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best parks, recreation and leisure studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 69
Ohio 21
Indiana 26

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

Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

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 5 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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