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

1 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$24,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States 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 Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 444 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,508 and $23,752 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Parks & Rec for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Northern Iowa is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.

UNI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 9,507 students enrolled at UNI, 251 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,033. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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