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2022 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master's Degree Schools in Alaska

1 College in Alaska
5 Master's Degrees
When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies sits in the middle of the road, ranking #17 out of 37 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

There was only one school in Alaska to review for the 2022 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master's Degree Schools in Alaska ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Master's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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More Ways to Rank Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools

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, & Fitness Studies Master's Degree Schools in Alaska list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Alaska

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

Top Alaska Schools for a Master's in Parks & Rec

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5 Annual Graduates

Alaska Pacific University is a good choice for students pursuing a master's degree in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies. Located in the city of Anchorage, Alaska Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies from Alaska Pacific University

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

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 32 1,055
Washington 31 105
Oregon 29 45
Hawaii 27 14
Nevada 26 25

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Parks & Rec Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Outdoor Education 5

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 69
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 19

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NPS Photo/Zurbuch. More about our data sources and methodologies.

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