2024 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Schools in Rhode Island

If you plan on majoring in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #231 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Schools in Rhode Island ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 90 degrees in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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• Best Overall Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Schools List

Pick Your Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Degree Level

The parks administration school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Schools in Rhode Island. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management in Rhode Island

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the parks administration degree levels they offer.

Top Rhode Island Schools in Parks Administration

1

Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Providence, RI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

71 Parks Administration Degrees Awarded

Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence.More information about a degree in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management from Johnson & Wales University - Providence

2

Johnson & Wales University - Online
Providence, RI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

42.1% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Johnson & Wales University - Online if you want to pursue a degree in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence.More information about a degree in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management from Johnson & Wales University - Online

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	8
Connecticut	538	71
Maine	396	14
New Hampshire	395	97
Vermont	352	9

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Related Rankings by Major

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.