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

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

In 2020-2021, 36 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

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

Our analysis found Johnson & Wales University - Online to be the best school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Rhode Island. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Johnson & Wales University - Online Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. JWU Providence is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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

Explore all the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 243
Connecticut 78
New Hampshire 189
Maine 3
Vermont 16

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 2 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NPS Photo/Zurbuch.

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