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

10 Colleges
$33,525 Avg Salary
$23,446 Avg Student Debt

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Arkansas 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Arkansas for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Central Arkansas is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Arkansas list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Magnolia.

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#5

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Out of the 10 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Henderson State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Arkansas ranking. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

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University of Arkansas at Monticello landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Located in the remote town of Monticello, UAM is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

John Brown University 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 #8 on the list. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Siloam Springs.

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#8

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech 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 Russellville, ATU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 160
Florida 448
North Carolina 289
Virginia 433
Tennessee 287
Georgia 308
South Carolina 220
Louisiana 152
West Virginia 236
Kentucky 279
Alabama 216

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 10 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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