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

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

With 1,729 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #18 most popular major in Virginia.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia

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

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

#1

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Our analysis found Shenandoah University to be the best school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,436
West Virginia 1,238
South Carolina 1,339
Florida 2,340
Arkansas 1,012
Mississippi 1,128
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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