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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,105 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 61 colleges that offer 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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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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas”.
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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 Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jarvis Christian College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. The Bulldogs is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hawkins, Texas. It awarded 28 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 61 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Huston - Tillotson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Huston - Tillotson University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Lutheran University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas. Texas Lutheran University is a small school located in Seguin, Texas that handed out 43 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full TLU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard Payne University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Howard Payne University is a small school located in Brownwood, Texas that handed out 17 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Howard Payne University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Schreiner University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kerrville, Texas. It awarded 25 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Schreiner University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Sul Ross State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking. Alpine, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
Full Sul Ross State University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Tarleton State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 240 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tarleton State University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
With a ranking of #8, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 571 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #9, Hardin - Simmons University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Hardin - Simmons University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. LCU is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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Prairie View A & M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #11. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to 107 students in 2020-2021.
Full Prairie View A & M University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 465 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to 164 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Stephen F Austin State University
Southwestern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Georgetown, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Angelo State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking. San Angelo, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to 102 students in 2020-2021.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 371 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
East Texas Baptist University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking. Located in Marshall, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
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McMurry University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #18. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 71 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Abilene Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Southwestern Adventist University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Southwestern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Keene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Adventist University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
With a ranking of #22, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 115 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M Corpus Christi Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Rice University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas ranking. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 104 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Houston ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 458 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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With a ranking of #25, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Texas list. Located in Belton, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
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