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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$24,400 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Plains States region, there were 444 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,508 and $23,752 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.

To top this list, a school must have a successful parks, recreation and leisure studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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The parks & rec school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate”.

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Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree parks & rec students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. UNI is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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