by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,106 people earned their degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies, making the major the 218th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 568 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure studies. That schools that top this list have a program in parks, recreation and leisure studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #1 spot on the list. East Carolina University is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full East Carolina University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southeast Region list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s parks and rec degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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