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2023 Most Popular 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the parks and rec graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

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

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation and leisure studies schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 2 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies by Region

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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 averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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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