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2023 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York

1 Ranked Colleges
18 Degrees Awarded
$42,811 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Parks & Rec for a Master's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Parks & Rec for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the 166th most popular major in the country with 3,106 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,801 and had an average of $23,333 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 135 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,560 and $27,000 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Parks & Rec for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Parks & Rec for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree vets studying parks & rec.

Top 1 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York

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SUNY Cortland
Cortland, New York

Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Parks & Rec for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cortland landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cortland, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.

SUNY Cortland also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 78 of the 6,832 students enrolled at SUNY Cortland were GI Bill® students, of which 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,971. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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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