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

3 Colleges
$28,957 Avg Salary
$21,210 Avg Student Debt

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #14 most popular major in Idaho with 38 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Idaho ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Idaho 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.

Check out the parks and rec programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Idaho.

Our analysis found Boise State University to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a degree in Idaho. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

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#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The excellent programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Idaho. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Idaho list. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 49
Colorado 151
Montana 4
Wyoming 11

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 3 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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