2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management in Missouri

A bachelor's degree in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #116 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the most popular for parks, recreation and leisure facilities management students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 21 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in parks administration matters. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management in Missouri ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality parks, recreation and leisure facilities management program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for parks, recreation and leisure facilities management.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management in Missouri

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management.

Most Well Attended Schools for Parks Administration Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Fayette, MO

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management. Located in the distant town of Fayette, CMU CLAS is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 8 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management individuals who graduated with this degree at CMU CLAS in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management from Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

2

Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, MO

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MO

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management needs to look into Missouri Western State University. Missouri Western is a small public university located in the small city of Saint Joseph. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management in Missouri.

There were roughly 6 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management individuals who graduated with this degree at Missouri Western in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Hannibal - LaGrange University
Hannibal, MO

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Hannibal - LaGrange University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management. Located in the town of Hannibal, HLGU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 5 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management students who graduated with this degree at HLGU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management from Hannibal - LaGrange University

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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies
Fayette, MO

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Fayette.

There were roughly 2 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management individuals who graduated with this degree at CMU CGES in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management from Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

5

Missouri Valley College
Marshall, MO

Missouri Valley College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Marshall. More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management from Missouri Valley College

5

College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO

Hard Work U is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Point Lookout. More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management from College of the Ozarks

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Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, MO

Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management from Northwest Missouri State University

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

Explore all the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	438	61
Kansas	349	37
North Dakota	238	0
South Dakota	229	26

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Related Rankings by Major

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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.