2024 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #138 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for parks, recreation & leisure facilities management students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 52 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management to qualified students.

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 bachelor'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 complete 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 bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Schools

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

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for parks, recreation & leisure facilities management students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Bachelor's in Parks Administration

1

Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR

15 Annual Graduates

Arkansas Tech University is a great decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management from Arkansas Tech University

2

Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, AR

37 Annual Graduates

Henderson State University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management. Henderson State University is a small public university located in the town of Arkadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management from Henderson State University

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	311
Tennessee	460	52
North Carolina	453	286
Georgia	453	82
Virginia	421	49
South Carolina	370	136
Kentucky	331	56
Alabama	320	5
Mississippi	275	33
West Virginia	223	37

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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.