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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Parks & Rec

1 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$31,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Parks & Rec

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 Massachusetts for Parks & Rec” 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 Massachusetts, there were 20 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great parks, recreation and leisure studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

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 Massachusetts for Parks & Rec

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts vets studying parks & rec.

Top 1 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts

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Gordon College
Wenham, Massachusetts

Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Parks & Rec that were part of this year’s ranking, Gordon College landed the #1 spot on the list. Gordon College is located in Wenham, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gordon College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 1,816 students enrolled at Gordon College, 34 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,776. During this same period, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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