2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Southwest Region

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studiesdoctorate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #201 out of the 295 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the most popular for parks, recreation and leisure studies students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3 doctor's degrees in parks, recreation and leisure studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Parks & Rec Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the city of Tempe. More information about a doctorate in parks, recreation and leisure studies from Arizona State University - Tempe

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Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

#1 Most Popular In TX

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in parks, recreation and leisure studies from Texas A&M University - College Station

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges by State

Explore the most popular parks, recreation and leisure studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	161	0
Arizona	117	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Parks & Rec

One of 4 majors within the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies area of study, Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	52

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.