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

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

In 2020-2021, 49 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Utah to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Utah

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

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the best school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Utah. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Utah. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#4

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Utah University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Utah. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the town of Cedar City.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 151
Montana 4
Idaho 38
Wyoming 11

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 4 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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