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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$11,551 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #18 most popular major in Florida with 2,340 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Florida to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for parks and rec students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Check out the parks and rec graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the best value school in Florida for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $12,737 per year.

UF also took the #1 spot in our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida rankings.

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#2

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Florida is a great value for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNF are $10,364 a year.

UNF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.

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

Explore all the Best Value 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
South Carolina 1,339
Virginia 1,729
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.

  • 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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