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2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

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

In 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students earned 1,128 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 8th 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

The colleges and universities below are the best for parks and rec majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

#1

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Our 2023 rankings named Belhaven University the best school in Mississippi for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Belhaven University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,436
West Virginia 1,238
Florida 2,340
Virginia 1,729
Arkansas 1,012
South Carolina 1,339
Tennessee 2,462
Louisiana 703
Alabama 959
Kentucky 1,141
Georgia 1,981

Parks & Rec Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 67,146
Recreation Administration 3,122
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 3,106
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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