by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in North Carolina” ranking - to help you make that 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 North Carolina, there were 125 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,565 and $24,350 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in North Carolina” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina parks & rec students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Mars Hill University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Mars Hill, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified ’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Shaw University landed the #2 spot on the list. Shaw University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Shaw University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #3 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 ’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at UNC Greensboro
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mount Olive. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in North Carolina. University of Mount Olive is a small school located in Mount Olive, North Carolina that handed out 9 ’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in North Carolina. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s parks and rec degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Catawba College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in North Carolina ranking. Salisbury, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s parks and rec degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Catawba
Brevard College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in North Carolina list. Brevard, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s parks and rec degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Brevard College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
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