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Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon

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

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$69,500 Avg Salary

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

With 67 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #23 most popular major in Oregon.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Oregon to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Western States to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Oregon. Located in the large 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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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 2 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,097
Washington 122
Nevada 13
Hawaii 12
Alaska 5

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.

  • 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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