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

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

In 2020-2021, 49 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Utah to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.

Check out the parks and rec doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Utah.

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the most popular school in Utah for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their doctor’s degree. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Of the 4 students majoring in parks and rec at U of U, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Utah Report

Out of the 3 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Utah. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 151
Montana 4
Idaho 38
Wyoming 11

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 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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