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

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

In 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students earned 189 degrees and certificates from a New Hampshire school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Hampshire ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Hampshire to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 New Hampshire.

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Hampshire. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 30% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Plymouth State University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the town of Plymouth.

Women make up 45% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#4

New England College

Henniker, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Henniker.

Of the 13 students majoring in parks and rec at NEC, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Franklin Pierce 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 New Hampshire. Franklin Pierce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rindge.

Of the 8 students majoring in parks and rec at Franklin Pierce, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 243
Rhode Island 36
Connecticut 78
Maine 3
Vermont 16

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.

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