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

8 Colleges
$41,687 Avg Salary

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #12 most popular major in Tennessee with 287 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee

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

#1

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Belmont University the best school in Tennessee for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Murfreesboro.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tennessee Technological University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

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Out of the 8 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Tennessee State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

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#7

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Austin Peay State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Clarksville.

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East Tennessee State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 160
Florida 448
Virginia 433
North Carolina 289
Georgia 308
West Virginia 236
Louisiana 152
South Carolina 220
Kentucky 279
Arkansas 292
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

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 8 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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