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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the New England Region

29 Colleges
$33,506 Avg Salary
$25,928 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies School for You

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #18 most popular major in the country with 10,452 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the New England Region to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the New England Region for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 29 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

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#3

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Springfield College is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the New England Region list. SCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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#5

Lasell University

Newton, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lasell University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Newton, Lasell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Plymouth State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Located in the remote town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public school with a small student population.

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University of Connecticut landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 243
Rhode Island 36
Connecticut 78
New Hampshire 189
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 25 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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