2023 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Colleges for Veterans in Idaho
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$17,600
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Parks Administration” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management is the 231st most popular major in the country with 2,937 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Idaho, there were 59 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Parks Administration” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great parks, recreation and leisure facilities management programs and a strong support system for 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 facilities management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Parks Administration
The colleges and universities below are the best for idaho vets studying parks administration.
Top 2 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Colleges for Veterans in Idaho
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Parks Administration that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Idaho is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of I, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 10,791 students enrolled at University of Idaho, 382 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 248 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,784. During this same period, 29 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Idaho]](/colleges/university-of-idaho/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Parks Administration list. BYU - I is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Rexburg, Idaho. It awarded 46 ’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
BYU - I also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 471 of the 44,481 students enrolled at Brigham Young University - Idaho were GI Bill® students, of which 200 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,677. 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.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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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