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by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the 15th most popular major in the country with 72,741 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $31,466 and had an average of $24,117 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 8,018 parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,048 and $26,281 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,799 parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 133 colleges that offered a degree in parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree parks & rec students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cortland. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized public school situated in Cortland, New York. It awarded 249 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at SUNY Cortland
Out of the 133 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lebanon Valley College landed the #3 spot on the list. Lebanon Valley College is a small school located in Annville, Pennsylvania that handed out 77 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 133 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Thomas Aquinas College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sparkill, New York, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Pittsburgh - Bradford ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s parks & rec students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
The College at Brockport did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Brockport, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s parks & rec degrees to 166 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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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With a ranking of #8, Keystone College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Keystone College is located in La Plume, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Delaware State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Del State is a medium-sized school located in Dover, Delaware that handed out 81 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #11, Manhattanville College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Purchase, New York, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMES is a small school located in Princess Anne, Maryland that handed out 25 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Canisius College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Canisius College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 77 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Immaculata University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Immaculata is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Immaculata, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Immaculata
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized school located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania that handed out 60 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Paul Smith’s College is a small school located in Paul Smiths, New York that handed out 12 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Salisbury University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Salisbury University is a medium-sized school located in Salisbury, Maryland that handed out 150 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Salisbury
William Paterson University of New Jersey came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. William Paterson University of New Jersey is a medium-sized public school situated in Wayne, New Jersey. It awarded 95 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Grove City College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Grove City College is a small school located in Grove City, Pennsylvania that handed out 21 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Grove City College
SUNY Oswego came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Oswego, New York, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Scranton did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Scranton
McDaniel College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. McDaniel is a small school located in Westminster, Maryland that handed out 37 bachelors’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at McDaniel
Towson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Towson, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 294 degrees to qualified bachelors’s parks & rec students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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Seton Hill University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Greensburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s parks & rec degrees to 28 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Full Seton Hill Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 205 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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