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2023 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #15 most popular major in the country with 73,813 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest Region 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 Southwest Region .

#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 Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Tempe, Bryan University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 184 students majoring in parks and rec at Bryan University, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Scottsdale Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,071
Texas 7,380
New Mexico 141
Oklahoma 1,179

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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