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

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

With 843 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #16 most popular major in Texas.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Texas 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 Texas.

#1

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named University of Houston the most popular school in Texas for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 54% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

About 30% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 70% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Texas. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

About 50% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

Women make up 33% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

With a ranking of #7, Texas Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 36
Oklahoma 276
New Mexico 25

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 7 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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