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

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

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #25 most popular major in Connecticut with 78 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.

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 Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Connecticut 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#2

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New Haven is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 243
Rhode Island 36
New Hampshire 189
Maine 3
Vermont 16

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.

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