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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Parks & Rec

1 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Parks & Rec

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Parks & Rec” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Mississippi, there were 45 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,722 and $32,125 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality parks, recreation and leisure studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the parks, recreation and leisure studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Parks & Rec” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Parks & Rec

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Parks & Rec”.

Top 1 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Parks & Rec list. University of Southern Mississippi is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Southern Miss also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Southern Miss supports 14,606 students, and 351 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 226 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,605. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Miss does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Miss]](/colleges/university-of-southern-mississippi/student-life/veterans/)

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