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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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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 #19 most popular major in New Jersey with 1,047 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Jersey 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Ocean County Vocational-Technical School to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New Jersey. OCVTS is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Toms River.

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Our analysis found Bergen Community College to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Paramus, Bergen Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Our analysis found Hudson County Community College to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New Jersey. HCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Thomas Edison State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in New Jersey. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Raritan Valley Community College is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. RVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.

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#4

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ocean County College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. OCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Toms River.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Ocean County College

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
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 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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