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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Maine

1 College
$28,747 Avg Salary
$26,482 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 3 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Maine ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in Maine to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Our analysis found Husson University to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a degree in Maine. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

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

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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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