by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Missouri” 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 Missouri, there were 1,355 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,909 and $24,765 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,095 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,023 and $28,243 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri” ranking looked at 30 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 colleges and universities below are the best for missouri bachelor’s degree parks & rec students.
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Valley College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Marshall, Missouri, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Missouri landed the #2 spot on the list. Westminster College Missouri is a small school located in Fulton, Missouri that handed out 18 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culver - Stockton College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri list. This small school is located in Canton, Missouri, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri. Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Western State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri list. Missouri Western is a small public school situated in Saint Joseph, Missouri. It awarded 61 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Truman State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri list. Truman State University is a small school located in Kirksville, Missouri that handed out 92 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #7, Hannibal - LaGrange University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri list. This small school is located in Hannibal, Missouri, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Lindenwood University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 105 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Southwest Baptist University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri list. This small school is located in Bolivar, Missouri, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Avila University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #10. Avila University is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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Saint Louis University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri ranking. Saint Louis University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 120 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Missouri Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #12. Saint Louis, Missouri 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 24 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Central Missouri came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 73 degrees to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
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Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #14. Missouri State University - Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 132 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Missouri Southern State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri list. This small school is located in Joplin, Missouri, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southeast Missouri State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It awarded 46 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri ranking. Maryville University of Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
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With a ranking of #18, Fontbonne University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri list. Fontbonne University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Evangel University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri ranking. Evangel University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 9 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees 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%.
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William Woods University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri list. This small school is located in Fulton, Missouri, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Northwest Missouri State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri list. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 116 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 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #23, College of the Ozarks did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri list. Located in Point Lookout, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri ranking. This small school is located in Fayette, Missouri, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Rockhurst University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #25. Rockhurst is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 88%.
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