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2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Delaware

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$41,687 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 23 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Delaware college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Delaware to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware

Check out the parks and rec master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Delaware Schools for a Master's in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the best school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Delaware. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

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#2

Wesley College

Dover, DE

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wesley College is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Dover, Wesley College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delaware State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware list. Located in the city of Dover, Del State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Explore all the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 327
Pennsylvania 610
Maryland 32
New Jersey 79
District of Columbia 213

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

Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

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 3 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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