2024 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in South Carolina

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.

There was only one school in South Carolina to review for the 2024 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in South Carolina ranking.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools List

Pick Your Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degree Level

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 Schools in South Carolina list to help you make the college decision. 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 South Carolina

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 South Carolina Schools in Parks & Rec

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North Greenville University
Tigerville, SC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

28.6% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat North Greenville University if you want to pursue a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. North Greenville is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Tigerville.More information about a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies from North Greenville University

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Newberry College
Newberry, SC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies needs to look into Newberry College. Located in the town of Newberry, Newberry College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies from Newberry College

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	0
North Carolina	710	125
Georgia	690	77
Virginia	630	74
Tennessee	624	3
Kentucky	518	3
Mississippi	501	45
Alabama	500	65
Louisiana	489	25
Arkansas	466	80
West Virginia	410	27

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Related Rankings by Major

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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.