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

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Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Oregon 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 Oregon.

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 master’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.

Of the 24 students majoring in parks and rec at Western States Chiropractic College, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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#2

Corban University

Salem, OR

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Corban University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Oregon. Located in the midsize city of Salem, Corban is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 63% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Oregon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Southern Oregon University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Ashland.

Of the 8 students majoring in parks and rec at Southern Oregon University, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 5 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western Oregon 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 Oregon. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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 5 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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