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Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in North Carolina

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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in North Carolina

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$24,565 Avg Salary
$24,350 Avg Student Debt

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In 2020-2021, 4 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation and leisure studies students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #179 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in North Carolina 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.

Check out the parks and rec programs at this school if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the most popular school in North Carolina for parks, recreation and leisure studies students. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at East Carolina University Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 0
South Carolina 0

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

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 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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