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

8 Colleges
$28,900 Avg Salary
$25,499 Avg Student Debt

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

With 152 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #15 most popular major in Louisiana.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana.

#1

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

Our analysis found Grambling State University to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a degree in Louisiana. Located in the town of Grambling, GSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Louisiana. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

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#3

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the # 4 spot on the list. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a large student population.

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Southeastern Louisiana 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a large student population.

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Louisiana Tech 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 #7 on the list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

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Louisiana State University - Shreveport came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Louisiana ranking. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 160
Florida 448
Virginia 433
Tennessee 287
North Carolina 289
Georgia 308
West Virginia 236
South Carolina 220
Kentucky 279
Arkansas 292
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 8 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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