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2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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

With 843 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #16 most popular major in Texas.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for parks and rec majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Texas Schools for a Doctorate in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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Out of the 6 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #6 on this year’s Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 36
Oklahoma 276
New Mexico 25

Parks & Rec Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 9,742
Recreation Administration 441
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 206
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 35
Outdoor Education 28

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Legal Professions 45,189
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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