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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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. 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.

The Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

Women make up 75% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

Women make up 33% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#6

American University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #6, American University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

With a ranking of #7, Lebanon Valley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 327
Pennsylvania 610
Maryland 32
New Jersey 79
District of Columbia 213
Delaware 23

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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