2023 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Parks & Rec for a Doctorate” ranking.
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the 218th most popular major in the country with 3,106 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 444 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality parks, recreation and leisure studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the parks, recreation and leisure studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Parks & Rec for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Parks & Rec for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree vets studying parks & rec.
Top 1 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Parks & Rec for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 9,507 students enrolled at UNI, 251 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,033. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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