by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in New York” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the 166th most popular major in the country with 3,106 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,801 and had an average of $23,333 in loans still to pay off.
Across New York, there were 135 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,560 and $27,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 55 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,256 and $16,406 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in New York” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in New York” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in New York”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kingsborough Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in New York. Kingsborough Community College is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Sullivan County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Sullivan County Community College is a public institution located in Loch Sheldrake, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Sullivan County Community College
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Tompkins Cortland Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Dryden, New York, and it awarded 6 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mohawk Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in New York list. MVCC is located in Utica, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Mohawk Valley Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Niagara County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in New York. Niagara County Community College is a small school located in Sanborn, New York that handed out 5 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Niagara County Community College
Corning Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in New York ranking. This small school is located in Corning, New York, and it awarded 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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