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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Parks & Rec for a Master’s

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4 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Parks & Rec for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Parks & Rec for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 3,106 people earned their degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies, making the major the 166th most popular in the United States. 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 the Southeast region, there were 568 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,183 and $28,553 respectively.

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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the parks, recreation and leisure studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Parks & Rec for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Parks & Rec for a Master’s

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

Top 1 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Parks & Rec for a Master’s list. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 4 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.

ECU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, East Carolina University supports 28,798 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,409. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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