2025 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in New York

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #218 most popular 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 Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 136 degrees in parks, recreation & leisure studies to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools List

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in New York

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the parks & rec degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New York Schools in Parks & Rec

1

SUNY Cortland
Cortland, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

SUNY Cortland is a great option for students pursuing a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. SUNY Cortland is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Cortland.More information about a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies from SUNY Cortland

2

Lehman College
Bronx, NY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies needs to look into Lehman College. Lehman is a fairly large public college located in the city of Bronx.More information about a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies from Lehman College

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	978	128
Maryland	618	7
New Jersey	614	0
District of Columbia	441	14

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Rankings in Majors Related to Parks & Rec

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is one of 0 different types of Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies programs to choose from.

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.