2024 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Iowa

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of parks, recreation & leisure studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 91 degrees in parks, recreation & leisure studies during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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• Best Overall Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools List

Pick Your Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 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 Iowa 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 Iowa

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 Iowa Schools in Parks & Rec

1

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Parks & Rec Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of Northern Iowa if you wish to pursue a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Cedar Falls.More information about a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies from University of Northern Iowa

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

55 Parks & Rec Degrees Awarded

3.6% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in parks, recreation & leisure studies needs to take a look at University of Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies from University of Iowa

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

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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.