by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Parks & Rec Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 232 people earned their degree in other parks, recreation & leisure studies, making the major the 868th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 other parks, recreation & leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Parks & Rec Major” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other parks, recreation & leisure studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other parks, recreation & leisure studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The other parks & rec school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Parks & Rec Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Parks & Rec Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Parks & Rec Major list. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified masters’s other parks & rec students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Parks & Rec Major. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 8 masters’s other parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at DePaul
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Baltimore. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Parks & Rec Major list. University of Baltimore is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at UB
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Parks & Rec Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. K -State is a fairly large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 0 masters’s other parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full K -State Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Parks & Rec Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s other parks & rec students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Brigham Young University - Provo
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