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

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

With 36 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #23 most popular major in Nebraska.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Nebraska 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 University of Nebraska at Omaha the most popular school in Nebraska for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in parks and rec at UNOMAHA, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Out of the 4 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.

Women make up 50% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNK is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kearney.

About 33% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 67% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at College of Saint Mary helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Nebraska. Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 50
Missouri 247
Minnesota 151
Iowa 136
North Dakota 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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