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

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

In 2020-2021, 327 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New York 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 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the most popular school in New York for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Out of the 3 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 610
Maryland 32
New Jersey 79
District of Columbia 213
Delaware 23

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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