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

5 Colleges
$30,597 Avg Salary
$16,634 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 49 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Utah 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 schools top our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges.

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the most popular school in Utah for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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#2

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Utah University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Utah list. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cedar City.

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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Utah. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Utah list. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Utah list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 151
Montana 4
Idaho 38
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 5 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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