Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

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

Find Schools Near

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

2 Colleges

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

In 2020-2021, 151 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Minnesota 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 2023 rankings named Winona State University the most popular school in Minnesota for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Winona State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 50
Missouri 247
Iowa 136
North Dakota 36
Nebraska 36
South Dakota 61

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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.