2024 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #128 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 58 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation & leisure studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on parks, recreation & leisure studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other parks, recreation & leisure studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized parks, recreation & leisure studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for parks, recreation & leisure studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in Washington

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for parks, recreation & leisure studies students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Parks & Rec

1

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

48 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies needs to look into Western Washington University. WWU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bellingham.More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure studies from Western Washington University

2

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

10 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Eastern Washington University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure studies from Eastern Washington University

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	609
Oregon	343	33
Nevada	201	0
Alaska	87	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Parks & Rec

One of 0 majors within the Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies area of study, Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.