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

9 Colleges
$29,909 Avg Salary
$24,765 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 247 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Located in the large suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Central Missouri helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Missouri. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent programs at Missouri Baptist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Missouri. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, MBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

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#5

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Missouri list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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#7

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

Avila University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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Missouri Western State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools in Missouri ranking. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the city of Saint Joseph.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 50
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 9 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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