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2023 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the #223 most popular major in the country with 206 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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The following school tops our list of the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Graduate Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the best school in the United States for parks, recreation and leisure studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 9,742
Recreation Administration 441
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 35
Outdoor Education 28

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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