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

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track 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 Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Arkansas

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

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

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best school in Arkansas for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Arkansas. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Henderson State University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Magnolia.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 160
Florida 448
North Carolina 289
Virginia 433
Tennessee 287
Georgia 308
South Carolina 220
Louisiana 152
West Virginia 236
Kentucky 279
Alabama 216

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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