2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Parks Administration for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$34,100
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Parks Administration for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 New England region, there were 289 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 242 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Parks Administration for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality parks, recreation and leisure facilities management programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the parks, recreation and leisure facilities management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Parks Administration for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying parks administration.
Top 4 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Parks Administration for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 69 bachelors’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
UNH also took the #1 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 14,348 students enrolled at UNH, 37 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,247. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received scholarships through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNH]](/colleges/university-of-new-hampshire-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Parks Administration for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCSU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, SCSU supports 9,331 students, and 301 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 202 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,110. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Connecticut State University]](/colleges/southern-connecticut-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Parks Administration for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northern Vermont University is a small public school situated in Johnson, Vermont. It awarded 9 bachelors’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Vermont University also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 45 of the 1,999 students enrolled at Northern Vermont University were GI Bill® students, of which 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,691. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Northern Vermont University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Parks Administration for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 71 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s parks administration students in 2020-2021.
JWU Providence also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 5,676 students enrolled at Johnson & Wales University - Providence, 265 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 175 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,319. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Johnson & Wales University - Providence]](/colleges/johnson-and-wales-university-providence/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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