by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the 15th most popular major in the country with 73,813 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,423 and had an average of $24,388 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 7,494 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,728 and $22,653 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 432 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,954 and $18,599 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas” ranking looked at 32 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies. That schools that top this list have a program in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Howard County Junior College is a small public school situated in Big Spring, Texas. It awarded 17 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Blinn College landed the #2 spot on the list. Blinn College is a fairly large school located in Brenham, Texas that handed out 71 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Texas College landed the #3 spot on the list. Western Texas College is a small school located in Snyder, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, El Paso Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 77 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hill College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Hill College is a small school located in Hillsboro, Texas that handed out 13 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Paris Junior College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Paris Junior College is a small school located in Paris, Texas that handed out 30 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Odessa College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 24 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Navarro College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking. Navarro College is a medium-sized school located in Corsicana, Texas that handed out 16 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Del Mar College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. Del Mar College is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Lamar State College - Port Arthur did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a small public school situated in Port Arthur, Texas. It awarded 6 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #11. Killeen, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks and rec degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
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Angelina College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Lufkin, Texas, and it awarded 8 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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South Texas College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking. South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 associates’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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Grayson College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking. Grayson College is a public institution located in Denison, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Tyler Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Located in Tyler, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified associates’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
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South Plains College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking. South Plains College is a public institution located in Levelland, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Austin Community College District ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks and rec degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Wharton County Junior College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized school located in Wharton, Texas that handed out 2 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northwest Vista College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking. Northwest Vista College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lee College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Baytown, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks and rec degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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Alvin Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking. This small school is located in Alvin, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Jacinto Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. San Jacinto College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #23, San Antonio College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 2 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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St Philip’s College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. St Philip’s College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Houston Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Amarillo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #25. Amarillo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks and rec degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Collin County Community College District ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. McKinney, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks and rec degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Northeast Lakeview College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking. Northeast Lakeview College is located in Universal City, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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Southwestern Adventist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #25. Keene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s parks and rec degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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Clarendon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #25. Clarendon College is located in Clarendon, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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Palo Alto College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking. Palo Alto College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Temple College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #25. This small school is located in Temple, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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