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

a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #128 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 90 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation & leisure studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

Your choice of parks, recreation & leisure studies for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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

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 North Carolina.

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.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in North Carolina

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Parks & Rec

1

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

46 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure studies from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

2

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

East Carolina University is a great option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure studies from East Carolina University

3

University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive, NC

13 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies has to take a look at University of Mount Olive. UMO is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Mount Olive.More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure studies from University of Mount Olive

4

Shaw University
Raleigh, NC

10 Annual Graduates

Shaw University is a great decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. Shaw University is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Raleigh.More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure studies from Shaw University

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	0
Tennessee	460	3
Georgia	453	58
Virginia	421	74
South Carolina	370	13
Kentucky	331	3
Alabama	320	65
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.