2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Idaho

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is about average in terms of popularity for associate degrees programs. That is, it ranks #21 out of the 38 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Idaho to determine which ones were the most popular for associate degree seekers in the field of parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13 associate degrees in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies.

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Idaho

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

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

1

College of Western Idaho
Nampa, ID

10 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

College of Western Idaho is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies. CWI is a fairly large public college located in the rural area of Nampa. More information about a associate in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies from College of Western Idaho

2

North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene, ID

3 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

North Idaho College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies. Located in the city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public college with a small student population. More information about a associate in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies from North Idaho College

Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	35	18
Wyoming	32	47
Montana	29	0
Colorado	28	59

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Parks & Rec Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	10
Outdoor Education	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Parks & Rec

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	146
Public Administration & Social Service	33
Legal Professions	20

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).
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