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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Great Lakes Region” ranking.
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 the Great Lakes region, there were 475 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,140 and $23,596 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 358 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 19 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Wilberforce, Ohio, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central State University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 134 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 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school situated in Marquette, Michigan. It awarded 16 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 99 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. SIUC is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 18 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Olivet Nazarene University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bourbonnais, Illinois. It awarded 6 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 28 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Indiana Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana Tech is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #10, Aurora University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Aurora, Illinois, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 #11, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. OHIO Lancaster is a public institution located in Lancaster, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full OHIO Lancaster Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
With a ranking of #11, Ohio University - Eastern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Eastern is a small public school situated in Saint Clairsville, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Spring Arbor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Spring Arbor University is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Spring Arbor University
Ohio University - Southern Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Southern is a public institution located in Ironton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ohio University - Zanesville Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Zanesville is a small public school situated in Zanesville, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Toledo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Fort-Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana Tech - CPS Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Chillicothe, Ohio, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
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