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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 73,813 people earned their degree in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States. 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 Ohio, there were 2,670 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,054 and $26,411 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 457 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,359 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio” ranking looked at 18 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 ohio master’s degree parks & rec students.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Wittenberg University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wittenberg is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 169 masters’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tiffin University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio list. Located in Tiffin, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Dominican University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s parks and rec degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified masters’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.
Full Miami University - Oxford Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Ashland University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio ranking. Ashland University is located in Ashland, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s parks and rec degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Toledo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio ranking. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio ranking. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 masters’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national 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.
Xavier University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #10. Xavier University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 8 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 Xavier University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #11. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s parks and rec degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio ranking. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 45 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Kent State University at Kent came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio ranking. Kent State University at Kent is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #14, Cleveland State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s parks and rec degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 6 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Baldwin Wallace University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio list. Berea, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s parks and rec degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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University of Dayton did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #16. UDayton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #16, University of Rio Grande did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Ohio list. University of Rio Grande is located in Rio Grande, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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