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

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With 843 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #16 most popular major in Texas.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Texas 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.

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

#1

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Angelo State University the most popular school in Texas for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Angelo State is a large public school located in the city of San Angelo.

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Our analysis found University of North Texas to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the most popular school in Texas for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 36
Oklahoma 276
New Mexico 25

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 3 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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