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  1. Most Popular Schools by Degree Program
  2. Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies
  3. Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
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Most Popular Schools for Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Major & Degree Program

A program that focuses on the principles underlying recreational and leisure activities, and the practices involved in providing indoor and outdoor recreational facilities and services for the general public.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 Indiana University-Bloomington 201 2% $24,779
2 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 130 1% $30,102
3 Texas A & M University-College Station 122 1% $29,506
4 University of Missouri-Columbia 112 1% $26,766
5 California State University-Chico 105 2% $24,624
6 California State University-Sacramento 99 1% $26,454
7 Brigham Young University-Provo 92 1% $18,776
8 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 92 2% $28,302
9 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 90 5% $27,890
10 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 88 2% $21,297
11 University of Nebraska at Kearney 75 6% $23,040
12 University of Utah 75 1% $24,472
13 Northern Arizona University 72 1% $27,266
14 Radford University 71 3% $24,088
15 California State University-Long Beach 69 1% $24,738
16 University of Arkansas 64 1% $25,500
17 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus 60 2% $24,915
18 University of Iowa 59 1% $24,239
19 East Carolina University 59 1% $21,672
20 University of Northern Iowa 57 2% $20,934
21 Georgia Southern University 57 1% $23,014
22 San Francisco State University 56 1% $27,480
23 Professional Golfers Career College 55 100% $19,012
24 San Diego State University 54 1% $29,318
25 Western Washington University 52 1% $24,077
26 Shepherd University 51 7% $21,903
27 University of South Alabama 51 1% $21,706
28 San Jose State University 48 0% $29,193
29 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 44 1% $29,367
30 California State University-Fresno 41 1% $21,418
31 University of Southern Mississippi 39 1% $24,048
32 Winona State University 35 2% $21,975
33 CUNY Kingsborough Community College 34 1% $6,768
34 Metropolitan State University of Denver 33 1% $9,066
35 Missouri State University-Springfield 32 1% $21,782
36 Grambling State University 32 4% $26,091
37 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 31 1% $24,105
38 California State University-East Bay 30 1% $25,143
39 Red Rocks Community College 29 1% $5,958
40 Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix 29 1% $29,984
41 Central Michigan University 28 0% $24,889
42 Northern Michigan University 27 2% $24,187
43 Oregon State University 23 0% $26,892
44 York College of Pennsylvania 23 2% $34,550
45 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 22 0% $27,898
46 Sierra College 22 1% $13,864
47 SUNY Cortland 22 1% $25,220
48 Southern Oregon University 21 2% $27,510
49 University of Minnesota-Duluth 20 1% $24,614
50 Virginia Wesleyan University 20 7% $50,517
51 Allan Hancock College 20 1% $3,269
52 Frostburg State University 19 2% $23,810
53 Southeast Missouri State University 19 1% $21,570
54 Ohio University-Main Campus 18 0% $28,986
55 Western State Colorado University 18 4% $24,073
56 University of Toledo 17 0% $28,423
57 Midwestern State University 17 1% $21,069
58 South Georgia Technical College 17 1% $7,148
59 Pittsburg State University 16 1% $19,902
60 CUNY Lehman College 16 1% $27,857
61 Emporia State University 15 1% $20,088
62 Southeastern Oklahoma State University 15 2% $17,430
63 Butler County Community College 15 3% $6,350
64 Humboldt State University 14 1% $24,811
65 Springfield College 14 2% $53,244
66 Georgia College & State University 14 1% $28,536
67 Utah State University 13 0% $20,504
68 Chowan University 13 6% $37,070
69 Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science 12 6% $45,792
70 North Greenville University 12 2% $36,682
71 Gordon College 12 3% $50,670
72 University of Mount Olive 11 1% $32,500
73 Eastern Washington University 11 0% $23,011
74 Green Mountain College 11 6% $50,352
75 Central State University 11 5% $19,278
76 Southern Utah University 10 0% $20,420
77 SUNY College at Plattsburgh 10 1% $25,059
78 Shaw University 9 4% $29,378
79 University of Maine at Machias 9 10% $19,925
80 Newberry College 9 4% $41,199
81 Brevard College 9 7% $42,440
82 Alcorn State University 9 1% $24,032
83 Feather River Community College District 9 3% $16,027
84 Alaska Pacific University 8 6% $34,600
85 Lindenwood University 8 0% $30,500
86 Bethune-Cookman University 8 1% $29,876
87 Jacksonville State University 7 0% $19,613
88 University of Central Oklahoma 7 0% $24,091
89 William Jewell College 7 3% $48,998
90 Davidson County Community College 7 0% $4,468
91 Ithaca College 6 0% $62,757
92 Aurora University 5 0% $37,994
93 Eastern Maine Community College 5 1% $18,391
94 University of Alaska Southeast 5 1% $20,140
95 Benedict College 5 2% $28,000
96 Davis & Elkins College 4 2% $43,064
97 University of Nebraska at Omaha 4 0% $22,300
98 Cuesta College 4 0% $3,255
99 Fresno City College 4 0% $3,204
100 Messiah College 4 0% $49,280

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.