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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the 868th most popular major in the country with 174 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 103 other parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in other parks, recreation and leisure studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular other parks, recreation and leisure studies programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree other parks & rec students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s list. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is located in Alva, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s. UDayton is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Dayton Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Howard University Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s list. University of North Alabama is located in Florence, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s list. Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 7 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 24 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Chadron State College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chadron, Nebraska, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Plymouth State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Plymouth State is a small school located in Plymouth, New Hampshire that handed out 6 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. SWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Central, South Carolina. It awarded 4 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Trinity Christian College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Palos Heights, Illinois, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Lee University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Cleveland, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Lee University Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
With a ranking of #11, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma Baptist University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s list. OBU is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Coker University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Hartsville, South Carolina, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Brigham Young University - Provo
Holy Names University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Holy Names University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Southern Adventist University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Collegedale, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Southern Adventist University Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 0 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Dubuque landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Dubuque, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Clarks Summit University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s list. CSU is located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #11, Utah State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Barry University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Barry University Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
Ottawa University - Ottawa ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Ottawa, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Ouachita Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Ouachita Baptist University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 0 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ouachita Baptist University Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
Belhaven University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Parks & Rec Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Belhaven University Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
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