2025 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #128 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 127 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation & leisure studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

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 studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other parks, recreation & leisure studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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 studies related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools

The parks & rec 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 Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Parks & Rec

1

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA

70 Annual Graduates

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. Kutztown University is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Kutztown.More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure studies from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

2

Lehman College
Bronx, NY

11 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Lehman College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. Lehman is a fairly large public college located in the city of Bronx.More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure studies from Lehman College

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best parks, recreation & leisure studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	62
Pennsylvania	698	116
Maryland	370	2
District of Columbia	226	14

View All Rankings >

Rankings in Majors Related to Parks & Rec

One of 0 majors within the Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies area of study, Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.