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2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in parks and rec at Missouri State, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Fayette.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Explore the most popular online parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 50
Missouri 247
Minnesota 151
Iowa 136
North Dakota 36
Nebraska 36
South Dakota 61

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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

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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