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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the Southwest Region

51 Colleges
$32,393 Avg Salary
$22,734 Avg Student Debt

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #18 most popular major in the country with 10,452 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Southeastern Oklahoma State University to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Durant.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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The excellent programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in the Southwest Region . UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Commerce is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

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#6

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

With a ranking of #6, Tarleton State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a large student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor 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. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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East Central University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Ada, ECU is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #10, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 36
Texas 843
Oklahoma 276
New Mexico 25

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 25 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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