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

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

In 2020-2021, 448 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Florida ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Florida 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 Florida.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Florida. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#2

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lynn University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boca Raton.

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#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Florida. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 160
North Carolina 289
Virginia 433
Tennessee 287
Georgia 308
South Carolina 220
Louisiana 152
West Virginia 236
Kentucky 279
Arkansas 292
Alabama 216

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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