2023 Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
47
Degrees Awarded
$31,500
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Recreation Admin for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Recreation Administration is the 163rd most popular major in the country with 3,122 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, recreation administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,874 and had an average of $23,610 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 289 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,832 and $26,500 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great recreation administration programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the recreation administration program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The recreation admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Recreation Admin for a Master’s”.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Recreation Admin for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Recreation Admin for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Recreation Admin for a Master’s list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s recreation admin degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Southern Connecticut State University supports 9,331 students, and 301 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 202 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,110. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Connecticut State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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