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

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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 160 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Mississippi 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

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

About 45% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 55% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Jackson State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

Women make up 70% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#3

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belhaven University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in parks and rec at Belhaven, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Out of the 7 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

Of the 16 students majoring in parks and rec at Mississippi State, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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#5

University of Mississippi

University, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the town of University.

Women make up 40% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Mississippi Valley State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Mississippi Valley State University is a small public school located in the town of Itta Bena.

About 36% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#6

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

With a ranking of #6, Mississippi College 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 suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 448
North Carolina 289
Virginia 433
Tennessee 287
Georgia 308
West Virginia 236
Louisiana 152
South Carolina 220
Kentucky 279
Arkansas 292
Alabama 216

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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