2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in Massachusetts

A bachelor's degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #107 out of 338 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of parks, recreation and leisure studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation and leisure studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in parks and rec matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in Massachusetts ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for parks, recreation and leisure studies, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for parks, recreation and leisure studies.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in Massachusetts

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Parks & Rec Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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Gordon College
Wenham, MA

15 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MA

Gordon College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies. Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Wenham. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation and leisure studies in Massachusetts.

There were about 15 parks, recreation and leisure studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Gordon College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure studies from Gordon College

2

Salem State University
Salem, MA

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Salem State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies. Salem State is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Salem. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation and leisure studies in Massachusetts.

There were about 3 parks, recreation and leisure studies students who graduated with this degree at Salem State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure studies from Salem State University

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Springfield College
Springfield, MA

Springfield College is a popular choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure studies from Springfield College

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire	153	0
Maine	152	6

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Related Rankings by Major

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is one of 4 different types of Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	843
Recreation Administration	6
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	2

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.