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2024 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Oregon

2 Colleges in Oregon
41 Parks & Rec Degrees Awarded
$24,774 Avg Early-Career Salary
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #166 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for parks, recreation & leisure studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 41 degrees in parks, recreation & leisure studies to qualified students.

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Parks & Rec
Master's Degrees in Parks & Rec

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 Oregon list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in Oregon

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the parks & rec degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Oregon Schools in Parks & Rec

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$28,532 Median Starting Salary
$25,000 Median Student Debt

Oregon State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. Oregon State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Corvallis.

Degree recipients from the parks, recreation & leisure studies program at Oregon State University earn $3,758 more than the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Every student pursuing a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies has to look into Southern Oregon University. Southern Oregon University is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland.

Soon after graduation, parks & rec degree recipients typically make around $17,257 in the first five years of their career.

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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 330 667
Washington 300 58
Nevada 192 0
Alaska 119 7

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One of 4 majors within the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies area of study, Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Parks & Rec Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 41

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Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 651
Outdoor Education 6

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