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

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

With 79 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #25 most popular major in New Jersey.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 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 New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Jersey 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the most popular school in New Jersey for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Of the 20 students majoring in parks and rec at Rutgers New Brunswick, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 16% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#3

Kean University

Union, NJ

Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in parks and rec at Kean, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the # 4 spot on the list. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.

Of the 12 students majoring in parks and rec at William Paterson University, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

Of the 10 students majoring in parks and rec at FDU, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 327
Pennsylvania 610
Maryland 32
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

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 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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