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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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

In 2020-2021, 222 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Michigan 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.

Check out the parks and rec graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Central Michigan University the most popular school in Michigan for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Women make up 50% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Out of the 2 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 797
Indiana 192
Ohio 478
Wisconsin 117

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 2 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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