2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Parks & Rec for a Master’s
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Parks & Rec for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the 218th most popular major in the country with 3,106 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Missouri, there were 175 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the parks, recreation and leisure studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Parks & Rec for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Parks & Rec for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Missouri
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Parks & Rec for a Master’s list. Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Maryville, Missouri that handed out 1 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwest, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking.Among the 7,267 students enrolled at Northwest, 168 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 68 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,773. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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.