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2022 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

1 College in North Carolina
52 Associate Degrees
When it comes to popularity, an associate degree in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies sits in the middle of the road, ranking #21 out of 38 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

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

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

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in North Carolina

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students seeking a an associate degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for an Associate in Parks & Rec

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies needs to check out Wake Technical Community College. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies from Wake Technical Community College

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

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 37 59
Georgia 35 20
Virginia 34 0
Kentucky 33 0
Arkansas 33 0
Florida 30 134
Tennessee 30 0
Alabama 24 0
South Carolina 23 1

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Parks & Rec Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 47
Outdoor Education 4
Recreation Administration 1

Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 1,091
Legal Professions 155
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NPS Photo/Zurbuch. More about our data sources and methodologies.

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