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Programs in Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

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Parks, recreation and leisure facilities management students learn to develop and manage park facilities and other indoor and outdoor recreation and leisure facilities. This includes instruction in supervising support personnel, health and safety standards, public relations, and basic business and marketing principles.

Top Schools For Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management Programs

Most Selective:
College of the Ozarks

Least Selective:
West Virginia State University

Largest:
Penn State

Smallest:
Vermilion Community College

Most Expensive:
New York University

Least Expensive:
James H Faulkner State Community College

Best Academics:
Georgia Southern University

Best Social Life:
University of Florida

Most Diverse:
Georgia State University

Hottest Guys:
Florida State University

Hottest Girls:
Florida State University

Smartest Guys:
Brigham Young University - Idaho

Smartest Girls:
Brigham Young University - Idaho

Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size Degrees Granted Degrees Granted By Type
Johnson & Wales University
Providence, RI		$24,429 9,495 192 Bachelor's (192)
Penn State
University Park, PA		$25,946 37,988 163 Bachelor's (160), Master's (3)
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL		$23,744 33,628 160 Bachelor's (150), Master's (10)
Clemson University
Clemson, SC		$25,388 15,291 129 Certificate (0), Bachelor's (116),
Master's (7), Doctoral (6)
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL		$10,829 11,439 116 Bachelor's (90), Master's (26)
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO		$23,095 22,158 109 Bachelor's (96), Master's (10),
Doctoral (3)
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC		$17,960 25,398 108 Bachelor's (93), Master's (11),
Doctoral (4)
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI		$22,092 20,580 104 Bachelor's (91), Master's (13)
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL		$19,011 30,803 92 Bachelor's (87), Master's (5)
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA		$10,116 7,825 90 Bachelor's (75), Master's (15)
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Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management Statistics

Degree Type BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Certificate 47 1%
Associate 146 4%
Bachelor's 3,023 86%
Master's 300 9%
Doctoral 10 0%
Gender BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Male 1,861 53%
Female 1,665 47%
Racial BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Asian or Pacific Islander 45 1%
Black or African American 306 9%
Hispanic or Latino 111 3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 17 0%
White (Non-Hispanic) 2,873 83%
Other/Unknown 113 3%
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How do we get our information? Find out here or report an error here. The statistics on our site are from the National Center for Education Statistics IPEDS database.
We update this information twice annually, most recently in May 2012, but it may not be the most recent information available for a particular school.
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