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Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, parks, recreation and leisure studies was ranked #223 in the country. In fact 206 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

The school below is the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the most popular school for parks, recreation and leisure studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best parks, recreation and leisure studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 69
Ohio 21
Indiana 26

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

Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

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.

  • 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.

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