by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 2,818 people earned their degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies, making the major the 218th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 504 parks, recreation & leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 35 parks, recreation & leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure studies. That schools that top this list have a program in parks, recreation & leisure studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Georgia Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Americus, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks & rec degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at South Georgia Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southeast Region. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perkinston, Mississippi. It awarded 21 associates’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Mississippi Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southeast Region. East Mississippi Community College is a small school located in Scooba, Mississippi that handed out 0 associates’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at EMCC
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Georgia Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. CGTC is a medium-sized school located in Warner Robins, Georgia that handed out 2 associates’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at CGTC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Goodman, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s parks & rec students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Holmes Community College
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