by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the 218th most popular major in the country with 3,106 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 284 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 194 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their parks, recreation and leisure studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The parks & rec 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree parks & rec students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Kutztown University is located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 95 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Full Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is a small school located in Paul Smiths, New York that handed out 9 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Houghton College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Houghton, New York, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. York College of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in York, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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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With a ranking of #6, Messiah University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Messiah is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Lehman College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Bronx, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
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SUNY Plattsburgh did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Plattsburgh, New York, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at SUNY Plattsburgh
SUNY Cortland ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Cortland is a public institution located in Cortland, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #10, Ithaca College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ithaca College is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Frostburg State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Frostburg, Maryland, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Full Frostburg State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
With a ranking of #12, University of Baltimore did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UB is a small public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 0 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Baltimore Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 0 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 95%.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Maryland - College Park
The Graduate Center, CUNY came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full The Graduate Center, CUNY Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
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