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

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

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

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the parks and rec graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in District of Columbia for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

American University

Washington, DC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at American University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in District of Columbia. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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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