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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US 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, & Fitness Studies program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Western States to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in parks and rec at Western States Chiropractic College, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Long Beach is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in the Far Western US Region . SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Oregon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,097
Washington 122
Oregon 67
Nevada 13
Hawaii 12
Alaska 5

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 8 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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