2025 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #128 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.

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 Alabama ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 59 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation & leisure studies during the 2022-2023 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 studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of parks, recreation & leisure studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 studies related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama 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 Studies in Alabama

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

Top Alabama Schools for a Bachelor's in Parks & Rec

1

Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL

35 Annual Graduates

Jacksonville State University is a great decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Jacksonville.More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure studies from Jacksonville State University

2

University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL

24 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies needs to take a look at University of South Alabama. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure studies from University of South Alabama

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	0
Tennessee	460	3
North Carolina	453	121
Georgia	453	58
Virginia	421	74
South Carolina	370	13
Kentucky	331	3
Louisiana	306	25
Arkansas	294	80
Mississippi	275	20
West Virginia	223	27

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.