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

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 reviewed 2 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of parks, recreation & leisure studies. Combined, these schools handed out 40 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation & leisure studies 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 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 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.

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 Minnesota.

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

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

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

1

Winona State University
Winona, MN

29 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies needs to check out Winona State University. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure studies from Winona State University

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University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, MN

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies needs to take a look at University of Minnesota - Duluth. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure studies from University of Minnesota - Duluth

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	174
Iowa	403	104
Kansas	352	25
Nebraska	331	63
South Dakota	237	0

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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.