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

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

In 2020-2021, 50 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Kansas 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 Wichita State University the most popular school in Kansas for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 44% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#2

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Baker University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Baker is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Baldwin City.

Of the 13 students majoring in parks and rec at Baker, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#3

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 20% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 4 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 247
Minnesota 151
Iowa 136
North Dakota 36
Nebraska 36
South Dakota 61

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 4 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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