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2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools

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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #18 most popular major in the country with 10,452 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the United States to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the most popular online school in the United States for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Women make up 41% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Western States helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in the United States. Located in the city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 40% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means United States Sports Academy is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Daphne, The Academy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#4

Troy University

Troy, AL

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Troy University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in the United States. TROY is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Troy.

Women make up 25% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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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 4 schools only.

  • 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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