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2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Connecticut

2 Colleges
$35,602 Avg Salary
$26,064 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies School for You

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #25 most popular major in Connecticut with 78 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools in Connecticut

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

Top Connecticut Schools in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the best school in Connecticut for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public 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 Southern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Connecticut list. SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.

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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
Rhode Island 36
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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