by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Parks & Rec Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,106 people earned their degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies, making the major the 218th most popular in the United States.
Across Maryland, there were 7 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,642 and $26,517 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in parks, recreation and leisure studies.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland bachelor’s degree parks & rec students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Frostburg State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Frostburg State is located in Frostburg, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Frostburg State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Baltimore. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Baltimore
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 0 bachelors’s 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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies