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

37 Colleges
$31,332 Avg Salary
$25,331 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Plains States Region 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

Logan University

Chesterfield, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Logan University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Logan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chesterfield.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the Plains States Region list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

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With a ranking of #6, Wichita State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 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. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#8

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

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#9

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

Missouri Baptist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a 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 colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 50
Missouri 247
Minnesota 151
Iowa 136
North Dakota 36
Nebraska 36
South Dakota 61

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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