2024 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master's Degree Schools in Florida

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 Florida 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 30 master's degrees in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 facilities management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other parks, recreation & leisure facilities management students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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.
• 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 colleges for parks, recreation & leisure facilities management students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management 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 Facilities Management Master's Degree Schools in Florida list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management in Florida

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 Florida Schools for a Master's in Parks Administration

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management needs to look into University of Florida. UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville.More information about a master’s in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management from University of Florida

2

Florida International University
Miami, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

Florida International University is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management from Florida International University

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	334	48
Virginia	331	2
Tennessee	313	0
Kentucky	268	75
South Carolina	260	38
Alabama	258	1
Mississippi	243	0
Arkansas	187	21
West Virginia	164	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Parks Administration

One of 2 majors within the Recreation Administration area of study, Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.