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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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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

With 3,436 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #11 most popular major in North Carolina.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina 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.

Check out the parks and rec undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our analysis found Coastal Carolina Community College to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in North Carolina. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Jacksonville.

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#2

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Gaston College is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is a great place for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 1,238
South Carolina 1,339
Florida 2,340
Virginia 1,729
Arkansas 1,012
Mississippi 1,128
Louisiana 703
Alabama 959
Kentucky 1,141
Georgia 1,981
Tennessee 2,462

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

Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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