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2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Undergraduate Certificate Schools

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$23,329 Avg Salary
$12,283 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 73,813 people earned a degree or certificate in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, making the major the #15 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online undergraduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online parks and rec undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Bryan University

Tempe, AZ

Our analysis found Bryan University to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in the United States. Bryan University is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Women make up 46% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, International Sports Sciences Association landed the # 2 spot on the list. ISSA is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Carpinteria.

About 29% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 71% are male.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Edison State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Wright State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in the United States. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Scottsdale Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.

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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

Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

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 5 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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