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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

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

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Irvine the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 71% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Baptist University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 47% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 59% are male.

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#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in the Far Western US Region . National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 68 students majoring in parks and rec at National University, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Central Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CWU is a large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

Of the 40 students majoring in parks and rec at CWU, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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California State University - Fullerton ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in parks and rec at Cal State Fullerton, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Of the 36 students majoring in parks and rec at CSUN, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#10

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

Of the 34 students majoring in parks and rec at Gonzaga, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,097
Washington 122
Oregon 67
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

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 27 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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