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

4 Colleges
$29,485 Avg Salary
$25,814 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 50 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kansas 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Wichita State University the most popular school in Kansas for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.

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#2

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baker University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Kansas list. Baker is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Baldwin City.

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#3

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washburn University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Kansas list. Located in the midsize city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Kansas list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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State Degrees Awarded
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

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 4 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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