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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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With 2,734 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #15 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in parks and rec at WCUPA, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Pennsylvania. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of East Stroudsburg.

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#4

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lebanon Valley College landed the # 4 spot on the list. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Annville.

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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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,047
New York 2,477
Maryland 832
Delaware 342
District of Columbia 319

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 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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