by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Alabama, there were 974 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,352 and $27,732 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 743 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,756 and $28,178 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 Alabama”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Huntingdon College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama list. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 49 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Sports Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama list. United States Sports Academy is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Daphne, Alabama. It awarded 10 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The Academy Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Montevallo. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama. University of Montevallo is located in Montevallo, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mobile. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama list. This small school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Mobile
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the #5 spot on the list. Florence, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama list. Auburn University at Montgomery is a medium-sized school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 39 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Auburn University at Montgomery
The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 229 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UA Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Alabama in Huntsville
With a ranking of #9, Samford University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama list. Samford University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 30 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Samford Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Athens State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama ranking. Athens State University is a small school located in Athens, Alabama that handed out 14 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Jacksonville State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jacksonville, Alabama. It awarded 34 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Jacksonville State University
With a ranking of #12, University of West Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school situated in Livingston, Alabama. It awarded 28 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of West Alabama Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Troy University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 56 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Full TROY Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Alabama A & M University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama list. Alabama A & M University is a medium-sized school located in Normal, Alabama that handed out 10 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Alabama A & M University
Faulkner University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama list. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of South Alabama ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama list. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of South Alabama
Alabama State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Alabama ranking. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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