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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found SUNY Westchester Community College to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Valhalla, SUNY Westchester Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 25% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 29% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hudson Valley Community College is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Troy, HVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 33% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Hudson County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bergen Community College is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bergen Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Paramus.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ocean County Vocational-Technical School landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Toms River, OCVTS is a public college with a small student population.

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Raritan Valley Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Rockland Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Suffern, Rockland Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

With a ranking of #8, Ocean County College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Toms River, OCC is a public 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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,047
Pennsylvania 2,734
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 19 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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