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

a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #123 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 62 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation & leisure studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to parks, recreation & leisure studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of parks, recreation & leisure studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for parks, recreation & leisure studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies.

Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Parks & Rec

1

Lehman College
Bronx, NY

26 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies has to take a look at Lehman College. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure studies from Lehman College

2

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
Paul Smiths, NY

9 Annual Graduates

$28,309 Median Starting Salary

$23,250 Median Student Debt

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is a good decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. Located in the rural area of Paul Smiths, Paul Smith's College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the parks & rec program report average early career earnings of $28,309.

More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure studies from Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	274	116
Maryland	207	2
District of Columbia	126	14

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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.

Parks & Rec Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	62

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	1,593
Recreation Administration	48
Outdoor Education	8

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.