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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Parks & Rec

2 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama 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 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 Alabama for Parks & Rec” 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 Alabama, there were 65 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Parks & Rec” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent parks, recreation and leisure studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Parks & Rec

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

Top 2 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Veterans in Alabama

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Parks & Rec. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified ’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.

USA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, University of South Alabama supports 14,224 students, and 868 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 411 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,549. During this same period, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of South Alabama offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full University of South Alabama Veteran Student Life Report

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Jacksonville State University crest
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jacksonville State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Parks & Rec. This medium-sized school is located in Jacksonville, Alabama, and it awarded 34 ’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.

Jacksonville State University also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 9,238 students enrolled at Jacksonville State University, 371 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 125 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,159. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Jacksonville State University]](/colleges/jacksonville-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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