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2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #18 most popular major in the country with 10,452 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Western Kentucky University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Of the 42 students majoring in parks and rec at WKU, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

Of the 12 students majoring in parks and rec at American Military University, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Of the 11 students majoring in parks and rec at Liberty University, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their online graduate certificate. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Women make up 25% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their online graduate certificate. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Of the 8 students majoring in parks and rec at UK, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#6

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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#7

University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the remote town of University.

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#7

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

Lynn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

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Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.

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Explore the most popular online parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 160
Florida 448
North Carolina 289
Virginia 433
Tennessee 287
Georgia 308
South Carolina 220
Louisiana 152
West Virginia 236
Kentucky 279
Arkansas 292
Alabama 216

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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

Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

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 averages are for the top 10 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NPS Photo/Zurbuch.

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