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2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Parks & Rec for a Bachelor’s

6 Ranked Colleges
103 Degrees Awarded
$27,065 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly for Other Parks & Rec for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Parks & Rec for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the 323rd most popular major in the country with 174 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,065 and had an average of $23,516 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 103 other parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Parks & Rec for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other parks, recreation and leisure studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other parks, recreation and leisure studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other parks, recreation and leisure studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Other Parks & Rec for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Parks & Rec for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 6 Best Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Parks & Rec for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other parks and rec students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UDayton, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 11,650 students enrolled at University of Dayton, 197 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,930. During this same period, 40 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Dayton does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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Chadron State College
Chadron, Nebraska

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Parks & Rec for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Chadron State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Chadron State College is located in Chadron, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chadron State College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Chadron State College supports 2,330 students, and 61 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 32 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,999. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Chadron State College Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Parks & Rec for a Bachelor’s list. Alva, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NWOSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 1,833 students enrolled at NWOSU, 65 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,291. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full NWOSU Veteran Student Life Report

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Plymouth State University
Plymouth, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Plymouth State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Parks & Rec for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other parks and rec students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Plymouth State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 124 of the 4,491 students enrolled at Plymouth State were GI Bill® students, of which 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,351. During this same period, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Plymouth State University Veteran Student Life Report

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Southern Wesleyan University
Central, South Carolina

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Parks & Rec for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Wesleyan University landed the #5 spot on the list. SWU is located in Central, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees to qualified students.

SWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 40 of the 1,345 students enrolled at Southern Wesleyan University were GI Bill® students, of which 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,857. During this same period, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SWU]](/colleges/southern-wesleyan-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

Howard University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Parks & Rec for a Bachelor’s ranking. Howard University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s other parks and rec degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other parks & rec list, Howard has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 342 of the 10,859 students enrolled at Howard were GI Bill® students, of which 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,339. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Howard University]](/colleges/howard-university/student-life/veterans/)

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