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This program 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.

Top Schools For Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Programs

Most Selective:
Maryville College

Least Selective:
Grand Canyon University

Largest:
Community College of the Air Force

Smallest:
Alaska Pacific University

Most Expensive:
Elmira College

Least Expensive:
Community College of the Air Force

Best Academics:
University of Georgia

Best Social Life:
Illinois

Most Diverse:
Oklahoma City University

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Brigham Young University

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Brigham Young University

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Brigham Young University

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Brigham Young University

Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size Degrees Granted Degrees Granted By Type
Community College of the Air Force
Montgomery, AL		$0 323,040 271 Associate (271)
Illinois
Champaign, IL		$26,670 31,473 146 Bachelor's (109), Master's (33),
Doctoral (4)
California State University - Chico
Chico, CA		$16,780 15,609 132 Bachelor's (130), Master's (2)
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT		$18,136 22,149 104 Bachelor's (85), Master's (15),
Doctoral (4)
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA		$21,634 26,618 93 Bachelor's (67), Master's (26),
Doctoral (0)
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo, CA		$17,658 18,316 88 Bachelor's (88)
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ		$20,596 54,277 78 Bachelor's (74), Master's (4)
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA		$15,348 11,294 77 Bachelor's (60), Master's (14),
Doctoral (3)
Cal State Long Beach
Long Beach, CA		$15,530 29,348 72 Bachelor's (69), Master's (3)
S Illinois Carbondale
Carbondale, IL		$19,868 15,137 65 Bachelor's (50), Master's (15)
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Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Statistics

Degree Type BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Certificate 100 3%
Associate 342 10%
Bachelor's 2,642 78%
Master's 267 8%
Doctoral 28 1%
Gender BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Male 1,726 51%
Female 1,653 49%
Racial BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Asian or Pacific Islander 87 3%
Black or African American 380 12%
Hispanic or Latino 142 4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 38 1%
White (Non-Hispanic) 2,476 75%
Other/Unknown 163 5%
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Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Internships

Job Title:Adjunct Faculty - Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies
Description:The department is establishing a pool of applicants to fill potential part-time temporary teaching positions and full-time visiting faculty position openings. A classroom based 3 credit hour course pays $2590 per class. The department...
Company:College at Cortland
Location:Cortland, NY
Posted:4/5/2012
Source:College at Cortland
Job Title:Assistant/Associate Professor - Communication Disorders & Sciences
Description:Assistant/Associate Professor Communication Disorders & Sciences SUNY Cortland The successful candidate will work at the rank of Assistant, or with special circumstances at the Associate Professor level as appropriate to experience and...
Company:State University of New York at Cortland
Location:Cortland, NY
Posted:4/5/2012
Source:HigherEdJobs
Job Title:Assistant/Associate Professor - Communication Disorders & Sciences
Description:Assistant/Associate Professor Communication Disorders & Sciences SUNY Cortland The successful candidate will work at the rank of Assistant, or with special circumstances at the Associate Professor level as appropriate to experience and...
Company:State University of New York College at Cortland
Location:Cortland, NY
Posted:5/18/2012
Source:Inside Higher Ed

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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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