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Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Iowa

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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Iowa

1 College
$32,092 Avg Salary
$23,360 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 9 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation and leisure studies students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #117 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 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 in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in Iowa 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 school below is the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the most popular school in Iowa for parks, recreation and leisure studies students. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Northern Iowa

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1
Minnesota 0
South Dakota 0

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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