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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies was ranked #15 in the country. In fact 73,813 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 the New England Region .

#1

Providence College

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Providence College to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

About 45% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 55% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.

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Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Plymouth State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin Pierce University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Rindge, Franklin Pierce is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 569
Maine 200
Rhode Island 291
Massachusetts 1,195
Connecticut 332
Vermont 165

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 6 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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