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2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #25 most popular major in Connecticut with 78 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Graduate Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the best school in Connecticut for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 243
Rhode Island 36
New Hampshire 189
Maine 3
Vermont 16

Parks & Rec Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 9,742
Recreation Administration 441
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 206
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 35
Outdoor Education 28

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Legal Professions 45,189
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

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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