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. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Maryland for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 0 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,303 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Maryland for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful parks, recreation and leisure studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The 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 “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Maryland for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Maryland for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Maryland for a Master’s list. Morgan State is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Full Morgan State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Maryland for a Master’s. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s parks and rec students 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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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