2024 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

a master's degree in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #267 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for parks, recreation & leisure facilities management students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 master's degrees in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on parks, recreation & leisure facilities management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of parks, recreation & leisure facilities management students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized parks, recreation & leisure facilities management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for parks, recreation & leisure facilities management students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Facilities Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Parks Administration

1

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is a good decision for students interested in a master's degree in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

2

Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Western Illinois University if you want to pursue a master's degree in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management. WIU is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Macomb.More information about a master’s in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management from Western Illinois University

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Colleges by State

Explore the best parks, recreation & leisure facilities management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	17
Michigan	476	8
Wisconsin	317	10

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Related Rankings by Major

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management is one of 2 different types of Recreation Administration programs to choose from.

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 Glen Santy. More about our data sources and methodologies.