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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,937 people earned their degree in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management, making the major the 231st most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 204 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management. To top this list, a school must have a successful parks, recreation and leisure facilities management program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region parks administration students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 91 ’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at Texas State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 80 ’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at UNT
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified ’s parks administration students in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Baptist University landed the #4 spot on the list. OBU is a small school located in Shawnee, Oklahoma that handed out 13 ’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at OBU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Southwest Region. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 1 ’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Stephen F Austin State University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Scottsdale Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Southwest Region. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 1 ’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at Scottsdale Community College
Arizona Western College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Arizona Western College is located in Yuma, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s parks administration degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at AWC
Wayland Baptist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Plainview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s parks administration degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at Wayland Baptist University
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 0 ’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at Texas A&M College Station
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