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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,106 people earned their degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies, making the major the 166th most popular in the United States. 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 Southwest region, there were 247 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,896 and $23,205 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 145 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in parks, recreation and leisure studies.
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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 Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MSU Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southwest Region list. MSU Texas is a public institution located in Wichita Falls, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southwest Region. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 52 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durant, Oklahoma. It awarded 8 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 28 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southwest Region. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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Oral Roberts University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 10 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
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