2023 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$37,000
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Parks & Rec 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 Oregon, there were 41 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 Oregon for Parks & Rec for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Parks & Rec for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Parks & Rec for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Parks & Rec for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Oregon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ashland, Oregon, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Southern Oregon University also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #1.Of the 5,140 students enrolled at Southern Oregon University, 250 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 116 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,435. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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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