2024 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Oregon

If you plan on majoring in parks, recreation & leisure studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #218 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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Oregon ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 degrees in parks, recreation & leisure studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Pick Your Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degree Level

The parks & rec school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Oregon. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in Oregon

The schools below may not offer all types of parks & rec degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Oregon Schools in Parks & Rec

1

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in parks, recreation & leisure studies has to take a look at Oregon State University. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies from Oregon State University

2

Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14.8% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Southern Oregon University if you want to pursue a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies from Southern Oregon University

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	667
Washington	831	58
Nevada	354	0
Alaska	167	7

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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.