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2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

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In 2020-2021, 319 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who went to a District of Columbia 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 1 school in District of Columbia offering online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following school tops our list of the Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named American University the most popular online school in District of Columbia for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,047
Pennsylvania 2,734
New York 2,477
Maryland 832
Delaware 342

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 values are for the top school 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.

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