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

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

With 25 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #21 most popular major in New Mexico.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 1 schools in New Mexico 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 school tops our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of the Southwest the most popular school in New Mexico for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 52% are male.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of the Southwest

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 36
Texas 843
Oklahoma 276

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 values are for the top school 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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