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

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

With 1,093 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #15 most popular major in Colorado.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Colorado 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.

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

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our analysis found University of Denver to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Colorado. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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Out of the 3 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

Out of the 3 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 1,178
Montana 94
Idaho 249
Wyoming 126

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 3 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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